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Only in central and northern Oklahoma, the word tinhorn sometimes refers to a culvert.
Be sure to replace that old tinhorn when you repave the driveway.
tinhorn by argyle_zombie May 28, 2009
low quality or not desireable; see bunk
I'm outta duckets!
Man, that's tinhorn.
tinhorn by i, robot July 17, 2004

tinhorn rebel 

refers to Alt-Country wannabees who show nothing but pop and try to look like oldschooloutlaws such as Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Hank Williams.
"hey have you heard of the rascall flatts? There the newest tinhorn rebels!"
tinhorn rebel by cptaylor October 28, 2006

Like Shit Through a Tin Horn 

Phrase used to describe quick reckless actions, such as the fast spending of money.
We're spending money like shit through a tin horn.

shit through a tin horn 

1. describing an extremely slow moving action
Ever since Uncle Otis had his hip operation, full speed for him is like shit through a tin horn.

The road construction up ahead is causing traffic to move like shit through a tin horn.
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
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