Word of the Day: "Tinpot"

Tinpot (adj): "Insignificant or unimportant; minor, often referring to leadership"

i.e. "A Tinpot Hitler"

Not to be confused with other uses of the word "tin" to mean "of lesser quality" like "Having a tin ear" and "a tinhorn operation"

I wonder if the tin industry knows their goods are being talked about this way.

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