Informal of little importance or value; insignificant, petty, inferior, etc.: a tin-pot dictator
also tin′pot·
Origin of tin-pot
from the relative cheapness of tintin-pot
tin-pot
adjective
The definition of tin-pot is someone who is unimportant.
An example of tin-pot used as an adjective is a tin-pot dictator which means a person who has very little importance.
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tin-pot
adjective
Insignificant or unimportant; minor.
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Adjective
- Alternative spelling of tin-pot.
Adjective
(not comparable)
- (informal) Inferior; shoddy.
- (informal) Of a country, regime etc., autocratic, especially amusingly so.
Origin
Origin 1700s, from the low esteem for a tinker's wares.
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