bench jockey
bench jockey · bench jockeys
A player, coach or manager who verbally annoys and distracts opposition players and…A player, coach or manager who verbally annoys and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench.
Meaning
1 senses(US, idiomatic, slang)A player, coach or manager who verbally annoys and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench.
Origin
As verbal jousting is frequently called "riding", the "rider" sitting on a bench came to bAs verbal jousting is frequently called "riding", the "rider" sitting on a bench came to be known as the "bench jockey".
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Forms
plural: bench jockeys| Singular | bench jockey |
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