tin-pot

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (figuratively, informal, not-comparable) Of inferior quality; shoddy.
2. (figuratively, informal, not-comparable) Insignificant or minor, especially in an amusing and petty manner.

Noun

A tin-pot dictator.

Synoniemen

shonky

Vertalingen

unsolide gebaut

effilochée

de pacotille

d’effilochage

scadente

malefacta

malefactum

malefactus

scadens

scadentis

valgus

mal hecha

mal hecho

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtɪnpɒt/

Etymologie (Engels)

From tin + pot, referring to the cheapness and poor quality of pots made from tin or tin plate.