Blimp en · NOUN
Etymology
From Colonel Blimp, a comic character created by David Low and first appearing in London's Evening Standard in April 1934.
Meanings
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(humorous) A person considered similar to Colonel Blimp in appearance, thought, or expression, particularly (historical or archaic, derogatory) a reactionary middle-class Englishman during the Interwar Period.
One was the military and imperialist middle class, generally nicknamed the Blimps, and the other the left-wing intelligentsia.
1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius, Part I:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blimps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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