blimpishadjective
uk/ˈblɪm.pɪʃ/us/ˈblɪm.pɪʃ/UK informalSomeone, especially an old man, who is blimpish has old-fashioned military principles and is too proud of his country:
a blimpish old colonel
See also
Colonel Blimp
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Old or old-fashioned
- a thing of the past idiom
- age-old
- ageing
- aging
- ancient
- creaky
- fossilized
- frumpy
- fusty
- have had its/your day idiom
- hoary
- mumsy
- neanderthal
- out of date
- outdated
- outmoded
- outworn
- passé
- vintage
- went out with the ark idiom
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