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Blimp
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Blimp  (blmp)
n. Chiefly British
A pompous, reactionary, ultranationalistic person.

[After Colonel Blimp, a cartoon character invented by David Low (1891-1963).]

Blimpish adj.

blimp  (blmp)
n.
1. A nonrigid, buoyant airship.
2. Slang An obese person.
intr.v.
Slang To become very fat. Often used with out: He's really blimped out since he got that desk job.

[Perhaps from limp.]

blimp 1
Noun
1. a small nonrigid airship
2. Films a soundproof cover fixed over a camera during shooting [probably from (type) B-limp]

blimp 2
Noun
Chiefly Brit a person who is stupidly complacent and reactionary Also called: (Colonel Blimp) [a cartoon character]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Blimp - any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
extreme right-winger, reactionary, ultraconservative - an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
2.blimp - a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
airship, dirigible - a steerable self-propelled aircraft


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