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Colonel Blimp

noun

an elderly, pompous British reactionary, especially an army officer or government official.

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Also (sometimes lowercase) Blimp [blimp] /blɪmp/ .

Origin of Colonel Blimp

After a character appearing in cartoons by David Low

Words nearby Colonel Blimp

Colombo, colon, colonalgia, colon bacillus, colonel, Colonel Blimp, colonelcy, colonia, colonial, colonial animal, colonial experience
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British Dictionary definitions for Colonel Blimp

Colonel Blimp

noun

See blimp 2
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