Meanings
nounColonel Blimp (plural Colonel Blimps)
plural Colonel Blimps
- UKA stereotype of a pompous, ex-military middle-aged man, conservative and opposed to new ideas.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
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Origin
From the name of a cartoon character created by Sir David Low.
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APA
Colonel Blimp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colonel%20Blimp
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“Colonel Blimp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colonel%20Blimp. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Colonel Blimp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colonel%20Blimp.
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