tinpot
Britishadjective
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inferior, cheap, or worthless
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paltry; unimportant
Example Sentences
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But even tinpot dictators and autocrats at least pay lip-service to working for the common good.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2024
They are more clever and subtle than your garden variety tinpot dictatorship.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2018
That means no cheating, and we should all applaud him for his courage in saying it instead of mocking him or making him out to be an Americanized version of a third world tinpot.
From US News • Oct. 24, 2016
"This is clearly not some tinpot little coup. The Turkish ambassador was clearly shocked and is taking it very seriously," the diplomat told Reuters as the dinner party broke up.
From Reuters • Jul. 15, 2016
No tinpot order of mice was going to stand against the might of Cluny the Scourge.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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