TINPOT

Meaning of TINPOT in English

also tin-pot

You can use ~ to describe a leader, country, or government that you consider to be unimportant and inferior to most others. (mainly BRIT)

...a ~ dictator.

ADJ: ADJ n disapproval

Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012

TINPOT — ■ adjective informal (especially of a country or its leader) having or showing poor leadership or organization.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TINPOT — tinpot, tin-pot BrE AmE ˈtɪn pɒt ⇨ˈtɪm- AmE \ -pɑːt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TINPOT — / ˈtɪnpɒt; NAmE -pɑːt/ adjective [ only before noun ] ( BrE , disapproving ) ( especially of a leader …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TINPOT — adj. Brit. cheap, inferior.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TINPOT — adj. Brit. cheap, inferior.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TINPOT — adj. Brit. cheap, inferior.
Oxford English vocab
TINPOT — also tin-pot You can use tinpot to describe a leader, country, or government that you consider to be unimportant and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIN-POT — see tinpot
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIN-POT — see tinpot
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHEAP — adj. 1 inexpensive, low-priced, bargain-priced, low-cost, sale-priced, cut-price, reasonable; economy, budget(-priced) He was chewing on a cheap cigar Everything used …
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