Blimp
a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
Slang. a fat person.
blimp out, Slang. to eat too much.
Colonel Blimp.
Historical Examples
Kelly Miller’s History of the World War for Human Rights Kelly Miller
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers H. Irving Hancock
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers H. Irving Hancock
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers H. Irving Hancock
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers H. Irving Hancock
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers H. Irving Hancock
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers H. Irving Hancock
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers H. Irving Hancock
Kelly Miller’s History of the World War for Human Rights Kelly Miller
And Then the Town Took Off Richard Wilson
noun
a small nonrigid airship, esp one used for observation or as a barrage balloon
(films) a soundproof cover fixed over a camera during shooting
noun
(often capital) (mainly Brit) a person, esp a military officer, who is stupidly complacent and reactionary Also called Colonel Blimp
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