BLIMP


Meaning of BLIMP in English

ˈblimp noun

( -s )

Etymology: perhaps from ( type ) B + limp

1.

a. : a nonrigid airship

b. : a fat person

2. : a soundproof housing for a motion-picture camera used in taking pictures with sound

3. often capitalized

[after Col. Blimp, character created by David Low b 1891 British cartoonist]

: a diehard of ultraconservative nationalistic outlook and complacent stupidity

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