tinhorn
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- adjective
- /ˈtɪnˌhɔrn/
- Offensive
:
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- You're nothing but a tinhorn gambler.
Examples
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Make your move, tinhorn.
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High-card harry, the tinhorn gambler, dealing stud poker:
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I wear a couple of tinhorn sports chasing paper money.
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Well, of all the selfish little tinhorn sports.
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I don't think the NG will be so quick to carry out illegal orders in the future, especially if they come from tinhorn local officials.
Blog text (6) -
Would anyone choose the tinhorn patriotism of George Armstrong Custer over the eloquence of Chief Joseph in defeat?
Academic text (1991) -
The CIA represents the cherry on top to the Muslim hive, because it is through that agency that they saw the effects of the SAVAK, et al., through every last tinhorn dickwad that acted as our puppet since 1948, including Begin, et al.
Blog text (29) -
The tinhorn politician made grand promises during the election campaign, but his lack of experience was obvious.
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Despite his loud claims of success, everyone knew he was just a tinhorn trying to impress others.
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She quickly realized that his showy lifestyle was merely a cover for being a tinhorn with no real achievements.
Synonyms
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Acting important but having no real skill or success
Antonyms
How Pretentious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tinhorn comes from old American slang and is made of the parts tin ('cheap metal') and horn (a loud instrument), giving a picture of something showy but low value. So calling someone tinhorn as an adjective means they pretend to be important or impressive but are actually cheap and without real worth.