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tin god
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tin god
n
1. a self-important dictatorial person
2. a person erroneously regarded as holy or venerable
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And in response to David Herbert's comments [also 18th July] I have no interest whatsoever in English club teams and their over-hyped, overpaid, tin gods - I would prefer to be oblivious to them.
Letter: Not a fanatic by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Maybe his ego is too big, as it can be for some footballers who see themselves as tin gods.
It's time Baba learned manners by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
I do not go as often as I used to because I get so frustrated by these tin gods who seem to think we pay to watch them.
Refereeing madness; Letters by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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