BLIMP


Meaning of BLIMP in English

■ 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.

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