Definition of "tin-plated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of tin-plate. (verb)

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• "Not sure why I missed this writer before, but he has a permanent place in my tin-plated, digital heart now."
• "Bush I organized a true global coalition against Saddam Hussein, crushed the tin-plated dictator in hours, and had the good sense to get the hell out of the Iraq as quickly as possible."
• "My pension is not gold-plated, more like tin-plated – just under £5,000 a year."