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\Definition of Colonel Blimp
: a pompous person with out-of-date or ultraconservative views broadly : reactionary
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Colonel Blimpism \ -ˈblim-ˌpi-zəm \ noun
\ nounSynonyms & Antonyms for Colonel Blimp
Synonyms
- antediluvian,
- dodo,
- fogy
- (also fogey),
- fossil,
- fud,
- fuddy-duddy,
- mossback,
- reactionary,
- stick-in-the-mud,
- stuffed shirt
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The first known use of Colonel Blimp was in 1938
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