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TIL, this was my first time seeing the term. I just assumed that the poster had left out the second word of "bush league". That would mean something similar b
by amalcon 2y ago
TIL, this was my first time seeing the term. I just assumed that the poster had left out the second word of "bush league". That would mean something similar but subtly different, though (a lawyer not up to professional standards).
- culi 2y agoI'd imagine both terms are derogatory, no? "Bush" is usually a derogitroy descriptor of aboriginal peoples as "primitive" or "unsophisticated"
- amalcon 2y agoThe subtle difference is not that one is neutral. It's that "bush league lawyer" is a bad lawyer, but "bush lawyer" can be either that or someone attempting to act as a lawyer without actually being one.
- BWStearns 2y agoI've heard a similar formulation of "barracks lawyer" from military folks. The dude who gives terrible advice but can use enough legal jargon to make it sound convincing.