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tin⋅horn

  [tin-hawrn] Slang.
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–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.
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; tin + horn
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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