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[tin-hawrn]

tin·horn

[tin-hawrn] Slang.
noun
1.
someone, especially a gambler, who pretends to be important but actually has little money, influence, or skill.
adjective
2.
cheap and insignificant; small-time: a tinhorn racket.

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a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty
tense with excitement or anticipation; edgy

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; tin + horn
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tinhorn (ˈtɪnˌhɔːn)
 
n
1.  a cheap pretentious person, esp a gambler with extravagant claims
 
adj
2.  cheap and showy

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