A widely-used American slang adjective meaning second-rate, unimpressive, or not ready for serious competition — borrowed from the world of baseball, where minor league teams are the developmental level below the major leagues. Calling something or someone minor-league is a dismissive verdict: it means they haven't made it, they're playing at a lower level, or their effort simply isn't up to scratch. The term extends effortlessly beyond sports into business, relationships, creative work, and everyday trash talk.
That comeback was minor-league — I expected way better from someone who talks as much as you do.
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(US) Of or pertaining to a minor league.
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Of relatively minor importance.
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