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tin·horn (t

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n. Slang

A petty braggart who pretends to be rich and important.

[From the horn-shaped metal can used by chuck-a-luck operators for shaking the dice.]

tinhorn adj.

tinhorn [ˈtɪnˌhɔːn] US slang

a cheap pretentious person, esp a gambler with extravagant claims

adj

cheap and showy

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bad cheap crummy inferior lousy low-grade par second-rate tin			I can recall Benny The Blond Jew and also Benny South Street as one of the gamblers who sing Fugue For Tinhorns in the opening sequence of the musical Guys And Dolls, but I don't recall Benny the Dip,' he says. It seems this naming tale is going to run and Runyon. . by The Racing Post (London, England) It's a crying damn shame those loudmouth tinhorns at City Hall had to run him off. TIPOFF GET THE LOWDOWN ON MEASURES BEFORE INKING YOUR BALLOT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Also finding favor with the public are songs such as "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat," "Fugue for Tinhorns," "I'll Know," "Adelaide's Lament," "I've Never Been In Love Before," "More I Cannot Wish You" and "Luck Be a Lady. `Guys and Dolls': A safe bet for a bushel of fun by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)			Tinean Tined tineid tineid moth Tineidae Tineman tineoid tineoid moth Tineoidea Tineola Tineola bisselliella Tinet tinfoil ting ting-a-ling tinge Tingent Tinger Tingid Tingidae Tingis tingle tingling tingly tinhorn tinhorns Tinian tininess Tink tinker tinker's dam tinker's damn tinker's root tinkerer Tinkering Tinkerly Tinkershire Tinkertoy tinkle Tinkler tinkling tinkly Tinley Park Tinman Tinmouth tinned tinned goods tinned meat Tinnen tinner tinnery			tingler tingles tingles tinglier tingliest tingling tingling tingling tingling Tingling of skin Tingling of skin Tingling of skin Tingling sensation Tingling sensation Tingling sensation tingling throat syndrome tingly tingly Tingo Tingo Maria Tingo María Tingo Maria Airport Tingoidea tings tings Tingtsun Tinguely Transports SA Tinguely, Jean Tinh tinhorn tinhorns Tini Tini Roessler Tini Rossler Tini Rössler Tinian Tinian Tinian Island Tinian Island Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands - Tinian TINIC Tinicum Island Tinidazole tinier tinier tinier tinier TinierMe tinies tinies tinies tinies tiniest tiniest tiniest tiniest tinily tinily tinily tininess tininess

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