tin-pot

tin-pot
adjective /ˈtɪn.pɒt,ˈtɪn.pɑːt/
a) Inferior; shoddy.
b) Of a country, regime etc., autocratic, especially amusingly so.
See Also: tin-foil

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  • tin-pot — adjective (only before noun) a tin pot person, organization, etc is not very important, although they think that they are: a tin pot dictator …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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