amateur hour

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amateur hour

A result, activity, task, or situation characterized by unprofessional, talentless, or careless performance(s). The term likely originates from or refers to The Original Amateur Hour, a radio and television talent program in the US that ran from the 1930s through the 1970s. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I expected a better performance from our team today. Was it amateur hour today, or what? The actors were all dreadful in that production. It was a total amateur hour.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Naz	-	Turkish
VladimÍRa	-	Czech, Slovak
Thomas	TAHM-əs (English), TOM-əs (English), to-MAH (French), TO-mahs (German, Dutch), tho-MAHS (Greek)	English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblica
Suzie	SOO-zee	English
Justin	JUS-tin (English), zhoo-STEN (French)	English, French, Slovene
SÄDe	SA-de	Finnish