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blimp

1 American  
[blimp] / blɪmp /

noun

  1. a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.

  2. Slang. a fat person.

verb phrase

  1. blimp out to eat too much.

Blimp 2 American  
[blimp] / blɪmp /
(sometimes lowercase)

  1. Colonel Blimp.

blimp 1 British  
/ blɪmp /

noun

  1. a small nonrigid airship, esp one used for observation or as a barrage balloon

  2. films a soundproof cover fixed over a camera during shooting

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blimp 2 British  
/ blɪmp /

noun

  1. Also called: Colonel Blimp.  (often capital) a person, esp a military officer, who is stupidly complacent and reactionary

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Etymology

Origin of blimp1

First recorded in 1915–20; of uncertain origin

Origin of Blimp2

First recorded in 1930–35

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