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major-league
adjective
prominent, accomplished, prestigious, 1941
On 4th September 2000, US presidential candidate George Bush leaned to his running mate Dick Cheney at a campaign stop in Naperville, Illinois, and, pointing to a reporter, said “There’s Adam Clymner–major-league asshole from the New York Times”. “Major-league” had major-league arrived.- The whole thing happened because we both were consumed by the desire to get a top-notch front that would cause us to be two of the youngest major-league mack men in the city of Detroit. — A.S. Jackson, Gentleman Pimp, p. 59, 1973
- “Bunkie, I’ve had good blow jobs in my life, but that was major league.” — Herb Michelson, Sportin’ Ladies, p. 89, 1975
- She’s trouble, Ned. The real thing. Big-time, major league trouble. — Body Heat, 1980
- I’m really impressed that you were such a major-league fuck-up. — Jay McInerney, Story of My Life, p. 99, 1988
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