tinhorn

[ tin-hawrn ]

/ ˈtɪnˌhɔrn /

Slang.

noun

someone, especially a gambler, who pretends to be important but actually has little money, influence, or skill.

adjective

cheap and insignificant; small-time: a tinhorn racket.

Origin of tinhorn

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; tin + horn

Words nearby tinhorn

Tingley, Ting Ling, tingly, tin god, tin hat, tinhorn, Tinia, Tinian, tinker, tinkerman, tinker's cuss

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Example sentences from the Web for tinhorn

Was Tinhorn bluffing or did he have another queen in the “hole”?
'Me-Smith'|Caroline Lockhart
The next turn showed up a queen for Tinhorn and a three-spot for Smith.
'Me-Smith'|Caroline Lockhart
That makes them mad and the tinhorn bunch keep stirring up trouble.
Corporal Cameron|Ralph Connor
You wasn't laid out with a crack on the nut, old Tinhorn; tell us how it happened.'
In the Track of the Trades|Lewis R. Freeman

Every tinhorn sport has his bundle, you know; but it's only your real gent that can flash a check book.
Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford

British Dictionary definitions for tinhorn

tinhorn

/ (ˈtɪnˌhɔːn) US slang /

noun

a cheap pretentious person, esp a gambler with extravagant claims

adjective

cheap and showy

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tinhorn
释义	tinhorn [ tin-hawrn ] / ˈtɪnˌhɔrn / Slang. noun someone, especially a gambler, who pretends to be important but actually has little money, influence, or skill. adjective cheap and insignificant; small-time: a tinhorn racket. Origin of tinhorn An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; tin + horn Words nearby tinhorn Tingley, Ting Ling, tingly, tin god, tin hat, tinhorn, Tinia, Tinian, tinker, tinkerman, tinker's cuss Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tinhorn Was Tinhorn bluffing or did he have another queen in the “hole”? 'Me-Smith'\|Caroline Lockhart The next turn showed up a queen for Tinhorn and a three-spot for Smith. 'Me-Smith'\|Caroline Lockhart That makes them mad and the tinhorn bunch keep stirring up trouble. Corporal Cameron\|Ralph Connor You wasn't laid out with a crack on the nut, old Tinhorn; tell us how it happened.' In the Track of the Trades\|Lewis R. Freeman Every tinhorn sport has his bundle, you know; but it's only your real gent that can flash a check book. Shorty McCabe\|Sewell Ford British Dictionary definitions for tinhorn tinhorn / (ˈtɪnˌhɔːn) US slang / noun a cheap pretentious person, esp a gambler with extravagant claims adjective cheap and showy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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