tin-pot UK /ˈtɪnpɒt/US /ˈtɪnˌpɑt/adjective 2noun 1forms 1 adjective2 •(informal, figurative) Of inferior quality; shoddy.It was a great comfort to turn from that chap to my influential friend, the battered, twisted, ruined, tin-pot steamboat. — 1899 •(informal, figurative) Insignificant or minor, especially in an amusing and petty manner. noun1 •A tin-pot dictator. formstin-pots
