tin-pan

[ tin-pan or tin-pan-ee ]

/ ˈtɪnˌpæn or ˈtɪnˌpæn i /

harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.

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An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Nothing but his personal interposition prevented a drunken gang from giving Sedgwick a tin-pan serenade.
The Duke of Stockbridge|Edward Bellamy
The tin-pan Mexican voice was empty of melody and full of rhythm.
Red Men and White|Owen Wister
Lay Down Your Arms, the loudspeaker blared in another tune from tin-pan alley.
And Then the Town Took Off|Richard Wilson
Lath swords and tin-pan drums remained a part of our equipment for a year or two.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland

A straining voice in the sitting-room and the tin-pan tones of a piano were hushed, and out upon the veranda came several women.
A Yankee from the West|Opie Read