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farmers' league

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
farm-er-s' league
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a league with a perceived lack of talent and good players

Derogatory; Humorous; Informal

Etymology

Derived from the humorous perception that players in a league referred to as a "farmers' league" are part-time footballers, and who also have other jobs unrelated to sports such as farming.

Usage

Inflected Forms

farmers' leagues (plural)

Questions

What does farmers' league mean?
a league with a perceived lack of talent and good players
Where does farmers' league come from?
Derived from the humorous perception that players in a league referred to as a "farmers' league" are part-time footballers, and who also have other jobs unrelated to sports such as farming.

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