Blimp-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈblɪmplʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈblɪmpˌlaɪk/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Blimp , -like suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Colonel Blimp (see blimp n.²) + -like suffix. Compare earlier Blimpian adj., blimpish adj.

Chiefly British.

Resembling or reminiscent of Colonel Blimp (see blimp n.²). Cf. earlier Blimpian adj., blimpish adj.

ΚΠ

1940 Spectator 12 Jan. 54/2 Mencius is something of a moralist, virtuous and vexable, a trifle schoolmasterish, even a little Blimp-like in his conservativism.

1944 H. G. Wells '42 to '44 147 The more Blimp-like officers began to exclude this ‘dangerous’ topic.

2002 London Rev. Bks. 8 Aug. 13/2 Captain Mainwaring and his shambling sergeant were confronted by a row of Blimp-like senior officers in breeches, high boots, spurs and monocles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blimp-like
释义	Blimp-likeadj. Brit. /ˈblɪmplʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈblɪmpˌlaɪk/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Blimp , -like suffix. Etymology: < the name of Colonel Blimp (see blimp n.²) + -like suffix. Compare earlier Blimpian adj., blimpish adj. Chiefly British. Resembling or reminiscent of Colonel Blimp (see blimp n.²). Cf. earlier Blimpian adj., blimpish adj. ΚΠ 1940 Spectator 12 Jan. 54/2 Mencius is something of a moralist, virtuous and vexable, a trifle schoolmasterish, even a little Blimp-like in his conservativism. 1944 H. G. Wells '42 to '44 147 The more Blimp-like officers began to exclude this ‘dangerous’ topic. 2002 London Rev. Bks. 8 Aug. 13/2 Captain Mainwaring and his shambling sergeant were confronted by a row of Blimp-like senior officers in breeches, high boots, spurs and monocles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1940
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