■ noun informal
1》 (also Colonel Blimp ) Brit. a pompous, reactionary person.
2》 a small airship or barrage balloon.
3》 N. Amer. an obese person.
4》 a soundproof cover for a film camera.
Derivatives
~ish adjective
Origin
First World War (in sense 2); sense 1 derives from a character invented by the cartoonist David Low.