English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
As verbal jousting is frequently called "riding", the "rider" sitting on a bench came to be known as the "bench jockey".
Pronunciation[edit]
bench jockey (plural bench jockeys)
- (US, idiomatic, slang, baseball) A player, coach or manager who verbally annoys and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench.
