Colonel Blimp

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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

Colombian gold, Colombo, colon, colon bacillus, colonel, Colonel Blimp, colonelcy, colonia, colonial, colonial animal, colonial experience

How to use Colonel Blimp in a sentence

When a top Mobutu confidant named Colonel Alphonse Bangala purchased the island, Lometcha bought shares.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those who spoke out against it included a fellow Air Force colonel, Lindsay Graham, who also happens to be a U.S. senator.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A judge there would have wide latitude in sentencing and could send the colonel to prison.
Commando Colonel Accused of Exposing his Lover to HIV|Jacob Siegel|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An Army National Guard colonel charged with knowingly exposing a woman to HIV faced his accuser in a military courtroom on Monday.
Commando Colonel Accused of Exposing his Lover to HIV|Jacob Siegel|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

My immediate chief was a Lieutenant Colonel Verne L. Bowers, clearly picked out by Eisenhower as a highly talented staff officer.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Colonel and his two friends rode back towards the south, from whence they came.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
"Colonel Shaffer is a few miles to the west with about five hundred men," replied Harry.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
The Colonel read the dispatch of Captain Duffield, sitting on his bed in his nightclothes.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
It was eleven o'clock before the river was crossed and the headquarters of Colonel Guitar reached.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Of this force, Colonel Guitar ordered one hundred to accompany him to Fulton.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for Colonel Blimp

Colonel Blimp

noun

See blimp 2

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