Colonel Blimp

Colonel Blimp

n. Chiefly British

A pompous, reactionary, ultranationalistic person.

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[After Colonel Blimp, a cartoon character created by Sir David Low (1891-1963), British political cartoonist.]

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Colonel Blimp

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(Military) See blimp²

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Noun	1.	Colonel Blimp - any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) Blimp 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.	Colonel Blimp - a pompous reactionary cartoon character created by Sir David Low