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Definition of Tinpot
1. Adjective. Inferior (especially of a country's leadership). "He's a tinpot Hitler"
Similar to: Worthless
Definition of Tinpot
1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of tin-pot) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tinpot
1. of little importance [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tinpot
Literary usage of Tinpot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Romantic East: Burma, Assam, & Kashmir by Walter Del Mar (1906)
"... Sher Garhi palace — Mosque of Shah Hamadan — The great mosque — Hari Parbat —
tinpot temples. To the east of Srinagar the hill called Takht-i- Sulaiman, ..."
2. Cradle Days of New York: (1609-1825) by Hugh Entwistle McAtamney (1909)
"tinpot Alley — From the Dutch words Tuyn Paat, which do not mean tinpot, but
garden road or lane. Tryon Row — From Sir William Tryon, the last English ..."
3. Parliamentary Debates (1893)
"24 The honourable member for the Buller wanted to protect his tinpot twopenny-halfpenny
villages on the West Coast. He was willing to turn these men loose ..."
4. New York as it was and as it is: Giving an Account of the City from Its by John Disturnell (1876)
"Third street, Thirteenth avenue, Thomas street, Thompson street, tinpot alley,
... Third avenue, corner 6th street, from 98 Liberty, south to tinpot ..."
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