Thursday 1 December 2011 07.20 EST First published on Thursday 1 December 2011 07.20 EST. A woman claiming to be Elvis Presley's long-lost daughter is suing his estate for more than $130m (Â£83m). Lisa Johansen claims she was sent to Sweden after the singer's death in 1977 for fear of her safety.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Amateur Hour. Amateur Hour is a song by Sparks. It was released as the second single from the album Kimono My House. A rerecording was produced in 1997 for the retrospective Plagiarism album.
To many, description as an amateur is losing its negative meaning, and actually carries a badge of honor. The other, perhaps somewhat obsolescent usage, stems from the French form of the Latin root of the word meaning a lover of (see amateurism.) In this sense, retaining its French inflexion (am-a-tEUR), an amateur is motivated by a love or passion for the activity.