Colonel Blimp
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noun \-ˈblimp\Definition of COLONEL BLIMP
: a pompous person with out-of-date or ultraconservative views; broadly : reactionary
— Colonel Blimp·ism \-ˈblim-ˌpi-zəm\ noun
Examples of COLONEL BLIMP
- <felt like a Colonel Blimp who had outlived his time>
Origin of COLONEL BLIMP
Colonel Blimp, cartoon character created by David Low
First Known Use: 1937
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- Synonyms
- antediluvian, fogy, dodo, fossil, fud, fuddy-duddy, mossback, reactionary, stick-in-the-mud, stuffed shirt
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