Colonel Blimp

noun

: a pompous person with out-of-date or ultraconservative views
broadly : reactionary
Colonel Blimpism noun

Examples of Colonel Blimp in a Sentence

felt like a Colonel Blimp when it came to how his grandchildren communicated with each other
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Released in the thick of World War II, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp serves as a kind of origin story for the character but also, and above all, as a defense of his place in history and in shaping the national character. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Colonel Blimp, cartoon character created by David Low

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Colonel Blimp was in 1938

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“Colonel Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Colonel%20Blimp. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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