Dictionary

blimpish en · ADJ

Etymology

From blimp + -ish.

Meanings

1. Blimp-like in appearance or size.
   • The eccentric southpaw was in fine fettle, yielding only five singles and striking out 12 of the Dodger sluggers, much to the anguish of your slightly blimpish Uncle Wilbert Robinson. 1930 August 11, “Cardinals Hand Severe Jolt To League Leaders”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
2. (capitalized, often) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
   • A young Home Guard officer decides to show his Blimpish superiors that the younger generation is fed up with playing old-fashioned war games. 1943 June 21, “News: Gad, Sir, He Had To Die”, in Time:

Forms

Deriveds

blimpishly · blimpishness

Synonyms

Blimpish (pompously reactionary)