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  1. tin-potadjective

    Inferior; shoddy.

  2. tin-potadjective

    Of a country, regime etc., autocratic, especially amusingly so.

  3. Etymology: Origin 1700s, from the low esteem for a tinker’s wares.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tin-pot in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tin-pot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of tin-pot in a Sentence

  1. Ben Emmerson:

    It was a crass and clumsy gesture from an increasingly isolated tin pot despot, a morally deranged authoritarian who was at that very moment clinging desperately onto political power in the face of international sanctions and a rising chorus of international condemnation, after years of negotiation and appeasement, the world has lost its patience now with Mr Putin's judo politics and his cringing hard-man photo opportunities.

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