tin-pan

[ tin-pan or tin-pan-ee ]

/ ˈtɪnˌpæn or ˈtɪnˌpæn i /

harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.

Origin of tin-pan

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Nothing but his personal interposition prevented a drunken gang from giving Sedgwick a tin-pan serenade.

The Duke of Stockbridge |Edward Bellamy
The tin-pan Mexican voice was empty of melody and full of rhythm.

Red Men and White |Owen Wister
Lay Down Your Arms, the loudspeaker blared in another tune from tin-pan alley.

And Then the Town Took Off |Richard Wilson
Lath swords and tin-pan drums remained a part of our equipment for a year or two.

A Son of the Middle Border |Hamlin Garland

A straining voice in the sitting-room and the tin-pan tones of a piano were hushed, and out upon the veranda came several women.

A Yankee from the West |Opie Read