anti-Blimpadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌantɪˈblɪmp/, U.S.

/ˌæn(t)iˈblɪmp/,

/ˌænˌtaɪˈblɪmp/,

/ˌæn(t)əˈblɪmp/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: anti- prefix, blimp n.²

Etymology: < anti- prefix + blimp n.²

British (now historical).

A. adj.

Opposed or antagonistic to deep-rooted conservatism of the kind associated with the fictional character Colonel Blimp (see blimp n.² a).

ΚΠ

1941 Horizon 3 220 It is a magnificent anti-Blimp pamphlet.

1942 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Aug. 401/3 The sort of anti-Blimp social criticism that Mr. Priestley has of late made very much his own.

1999 J. Baxendale in N. Hayes & J. Hill Millions like Us? 315 William Connor..denounced the rigid class-bound traditionalism of the army in the familiar ‘anti-Blimp’ manner of 1940–41.

B. n.

A person who is hostile to, or the antithesis of, conservative or reactionary people likened to the fictional character Colonel Blimp. rare.

ΚΠ

1941 ‘G. Orwell’ Lion & Unicorn i. 49 The English intellectuals..[were] purely negative creatures, mere anti-Blimps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	anti-blimp
释义	anti-Blimpadj.n. Brit. /ˌantɪˈblɪmp/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)iˈblɪmp/, /ˌænˌtaɪˈblɪmp/, /ˌæn(t)əˈblɪmp/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: anti- prefix, blimp n.² Etymology: < anti- prefix + blimp n.² British (now historical). A. adj. Opposed or antagonistic to deep-rooted conservatism of the kind associated with the fictional character Colonel Blimp (see blimp n.² a). ΚΠ 1941 Horizon 3 220 It is a magnificent anti-Blimp pamphlet. 1942 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Aug. 401/3 The sort of anti-Blimp social criticism that Mr. Priestley has of late made very much his own. 1999 J. Baxendale in N. Hayes & J. Hill Millions like Us? 315 William Connor..denounced the rigid class-bound traditionalism of the army in the familiar ‘anti-Blimp’ manner of 1940–41. B. n. A person who is hostile to, or the antithesis of, conservative or reactionary people likened to the fictional character Colonel Blimp. rare. ΚΠ 1941 ‘G. Orwell’ Lion & Unicorn i. 49 The English intellectuals..[were] purely negative creatures, mere anti-Blimps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < adj.n.1941
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