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   blimp

   /blɪmp/

   noun

   • 1. a pompous, reactionary type of person: British "you'll still find Colonel Blimps at local party level"
   • 2. a small airship or barrage balloon.
   • ▪ a fat person: North American "I could work out four hours a day and still end up a blimp"
   • 3. a soundproof cover for a cine camera.

   Word Origin First World War (in blimp (sense 2 of the noun)): of uncertain origin. blimp (sense 1 of the noun) derives from the character invented by cartoonist David Low, used in anti-German or anti-government drawings before and during the Second World War.

   Derivatives

   • 1. blimpish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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