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- noun US, idiomatic, slang, baseball A
player ,coach ormanager who verbally annoys and distractsopposition players and umpires from his team'sdugout bench .
Etymologies
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As verbal jousting is frequently called "riding", the the "rider" sitting on a bench came to became known as the bench jockey.
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