tinhorn - 2 dictionary results
tin⋅horn
[tin-hawrn] 
Slang.–noun
| 1. | someone, esp. 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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| tin·horn (tĭn'hôrn') n. Slang A petty braggart who pretends to be rich and important. [From the horn-shaped metal can used by chuck-a-luck operators for shaking the dice.] tin'horn' adj. |
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