amateur nightn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈamətə nʌɪt/,

/ˈamətʃə nʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈæmədər ˌnaɪt/,

/ˈæməˌtʃər ˌnaɪt/,

/ˈæməˌt(j)ʊr ˌnaɪt/,

/ˈæməˌtʃʊr ˌnaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: amateur n., night n.

Etymology: < amateur n. + night n. Compare earlier amateur theatricals n. at amateur n. and adj. Compounds and amateur dramatic adj.

Originally U.S.

A. n.

1. An entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition for prizes, typically held at a musical or theatrical venue; a talent show.

ΚΠ

1842 Salisbury & Winchester Jrnl. 14 Mar. (advt.) Wednesday.—Third & last Amateur Night.

1886 Outing Jan. 444/2 At low-class resorts the opportunity of ‘amateur night’ is eagerly seized.

1977 D. Ewen All the Years Amer. Pop. Music xiii. 191 It was at one of these amateur nights..that Eddie Cantor, then fifteen, made his stage debt, winning first prize.

2001 Sat. Night (Toronto) (Electronic ed.) 3 Mar. I watched him in Ottawa, blazing past the adolescent pickers and plunkers at the coffee-house amateur nights.

2. Usually in predicative use. A situation, event, etc., characterized by ineptitude or a lack of professionalism; an example of amateurish behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a scene or place of confusion

Troy-banea1520

Troy-towna1520

whirlpool?1529

Babel1537

whirlwind1714

jungle1850

morass1867

Troy-fair1870

three-ring circus1898

monkey house1910

madhouse1917

amateur night1937

1937 Nebraska State Jrnl. 22 June 13/5 Who'll be the next member of our diplomatic corps to open his mouth and put his foot in it?.. We do so love a free show and especially when it's amateur night.

1964 Times 3 Sept. 5/3 It was amateur night on the political screen.

1996 H. Marks Mr Nice (1998) iv. 95 Have you got no idea about security? False names and codes... What you fucking think this is? Amateur night?

2018 Pioneer (India) (Nexis) 3 June It's amateur night every night at the White House.

B. adj.

Of or belonging to an amateur night; (now chiefly) resembling or characteristic of an amateur night; inept, amateurish, disorganized and chaotic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > unskilled in art or craft > not professional

unprofessional1770

amateur1814

unbusiness-like1824

amateurish1847

hackish1868

unbusiness1901

amateur night1910

amateur hour1925

do-it-yourself1959

DIY1991

1910 Times-Disp. (Richmond, Va.) 30 July 3/5 (heading) Amateur night prize goes to blind musician.

1952 Los Angeles Times 27 Jan. ii. 1/1 The Kefauver campaign..has a strictly ‘amateur night’ atmosphere about it.

1985 Cincinnati July 35 Others will stay in Cincinnati for the occasional amateur night performance.

1990 Opera Now May 16/1 There are competent performances from David Garrison and Becky Ann Baker as his best friends, but the rest of the cast is amateur night.

2004 M. Blair Hard Winter Rain vi. 155 I've had it with this amateur-night shit. You want the tapes, pay me what you owe me.

Phrases

colloquial. amateur night in Dixie: used as the type of something inept, amateurish, or chaotically disorganized.

ΚΠ

1955 Washington Post & Times Herald 27 Feb. (Show section) h7/2 One of our biggest stars, commenting about the academy nomination TV show, said, ‘It looked like amateur night in Dixie.’

1983 J. Friedman Tales of Time Square (1993) 2 Those are the key bookers. The rest is all amateur night in Dixie.

2017 @JSKIMMEL28 15 Sept. in twitter.com (20 May 2019) Listening to her somewhat general answers to big questions sounds like amateur night in Dixie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amateur night
释义	amateur nightn.adj. Brit. /ˈamətə nʌɪt/, /ˈamətʃə nʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈæmədər ˌnaɪt/, /ˈæməˌtʃər ˌnaɪt/, /ˈæməˌt(j)ʊr ˌnaɪt/, /ˈæməˌtʃʊr ˌnaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: amateur n., night n. Etymology: < amateur n. + night n. Compare earlier amateur theatricals n. at amateur n. and adj. Compounds and amateur dramatic adj. Originally U.S. A. n. 1. An entertainment featuring amateur performers, often in competition for prizes, typically held at a musical or theatrical venue; a talent show. ΚΠ 1842 Salisbury & Winchester Jrnl. 14 Mar. (advt.) Wednesday.—Third & last Amateur Night. 1886 Outing Jan. 444/2 At low-class resorts the opportunity of ‘amateur night’ is eagerly seized. 1977 D. Ewen All the Years Amer. Pop. Music xiii. 191 It was at one of these amateur nights..that Eddie Cantor, then fifteen, made his stage debt, winning first prize. 2001 Sat. Night (Toronto) (Electronic ed.) 3 Mar. I watched him in Ottawa, blazing past the adolescent pickers and plunkers at the coffee-house amateur nights. 2. Usually in predicative use. A situation, event, etc., characterized by ineptitude or a lack of professionalism; an example of amateurish behaviour. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a scene or place of confusion Troy-banea1520 Troy-towna1520 whirlpool?1529 Babel1537 whirlwind1714 jungle1850 morass1867 Troy-fair1870 three-ring circus1898 monkey house1910 madhouse1917 amateur night1937 1937 Nebraska State Jrnl. 22 June 13/5 Who'll be the next member of our diplomatic corps to open his mouth and put his foot in it?.. We do so love a free show and especially when it's amateur night. 1964 Times 3 Sept. 5/3 It was amateur night on the political screen. 1996 H. Marks Mr Nice (1998) iv. 95 Have you got no idea about security? False names and codes... What you fucking think this is? Amateur night? 2018 Pioneer (India) (Nexis) 3 June It's amateur night every night at the White House. B. adj. Of or belonging to an amateur night; (now chiefly) resembling or characteristic of an amateur night; inept, amateurish, disorganized and chaotic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > unskilled in art or craft > not professional unprofessional1770 amateur1814 unbusiness-like1824 amateurish1847 hackish1868 unbusiness1901 amateur night1910 amateur hour1925 do-it-yourself1959 DIY1991 1910 Times-Disp. (Richmond, Va.) 30 July 3/5 (heading) Amateur night prize goes to blind musician. 1952 Los Angeles Times 27 Jan. ii. 1/1 The Kefauver campaign..has a strictly ‘amateur night’ atmosphere about it. 1985 Cincinnati July 35 Others will stay in Cincinnati for the occasional amateur night performance. 1990 Opera Now May 16/1 There are competent performances from David Garrison and Becky Ann Baker as his best friends, but the rest of the cast is amateur night. 2004 M. Blair Hard Winter Rain vi. 155 I've had it with this amateur-night shit. You want the tapes, pay me what you owe me. Phrases colloquial. amateur night in Dixie: used as the type of something inept, amateurish, or chaotically disorganized. ΚΠ 1955 Washington Post & Times Herald 27 Feb. (Show section) h7/2 One of our biggest stars, commenting about the academy nomination TV show, said, ‘It looked like amateur night in Dixie.’ 1983 J. Friedman Tales of Time Square (1993) 2 Those are the key bookers. The rest is all amateur night in Dixie. 2017 @JSKIMMEL28 15 Sept. in twitter.com (20 May 2019) Listening to her somewhat general answers to big questions sounds like amateur night in Dixie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1842
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