amateur night

a·ma·teur night

noun

A session in a club, theatre, etc. in which amateurs perform, rather than professionals.

“Near-synonym: amateur hour”

Meanings

nounamateur night (plural amateur nights)

plural amateur nights

  1. A session in a club, theatre, etc. in which amateurs perform, rather than professionals.

    Near-synonym: amateur hour

    Synonyms: amateur hour

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA session in a club, theatre, etc. in which amateurs perform, rather than professionals.

Also see

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 新人之夜
  • 新人之夜 (xīnrén zhī yè)session for amateurs
Finnish amatööri-ilta
  • amatööri-iltasession for amateurs
Hindi नौसिखिया रात
  • नौसिखिया रात (nausikhiyā rāt)session for amateurs
Japanese 素人の部, 素人演芸
  • 素人の部 (shirōto no bu)session for amateurs
  • 素人演芸 (shirōto engei)session for amateurs
  • アマチュアナイト (amachua naito)session for amateurs
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Chicago

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