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a tin god
a (little) tin god
(literary) someone who behaves as if they are more important or powerful than they really are Have you seen him over there, acting like a little tin god?
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Barclay | | - | Scottish, English (Rare) |
| Tamzen | | - | English (Rare) |
| Cedar | | SEE-dər | English (Rare) |
| Zaman | | - | Arabic, Urdu |
| Timaeus | | tie-MEE-əs (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical |
| Whitmore | | ['hwitmɔ:] | |