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adjective
Date: 1838
two-bit 2 <tin-pot dictators>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tin-pot
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tin-pot — adj [only before noun] a tin pot person, organization etc is not very important, although they think that they are used to show disapproval ▪ a tin pot dictator … Dictionary of contemporary English
tin-pot — [tin′pät΄] adj. Informal of little importance or value; insignificant, petty, inferior, etc. [a tin pot dictator]: also tinpot … English World dictionary
tin-pot — /tin pot /, adj. inferior; paltry; shoddy. [1765 75; from the believed inferior quality of a tin pot] * * * … Universalium
tin-pot — tin ,pot adjective a tin pot leader, country, etc. is one that is not very important or successful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tin-pot — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: tin pot : poor or paltry in quality : wretched, inferior this tin pot town isn t the whole world Hartley Howard when the tin pot locomotive is unable to make the steepest grade, the passengers … pile out and push E … Useful english dictionary
tin-pot — adjective (only before noun) a tin pot person, organization, etc is not very important, although they think that they are: a tin pot dictator … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tin-pot — /ˈtɪn pɒt/ (say tin pot) adjective Colloquial 1. inferior; petty; worthless. 2. of no account; insignificant: *If someone had to be sacrificed to avoid disclosure then it might as well be Sanwar. A tin pot radical. –nicholas hasluck, 1984 …
Tin Pot Operation — Infobox musical artist Name = Tin Pot Operation Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = TPO Origin = Belfast, Ireland Genre = Indie rock, Punk rock Years active = 4 Label = Associated acts = URL =… … Wikipedia
tin pot — noun 1. : a pot made of tin or tinplate 2. : the vessel holding the molten tin in the tin plating process … Useful english dictionary
tin-pot — adjective /ˈtɪn.pɒt,ˈtɪn.pɑːt/ a) Inferior; shoddy. b) Of a country, regime etc., autocratic, especially amusingly so. See Also: tin foil … Wiktionary
