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单词 blimpery
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blimperyn.

Brit. /ˈblɪmp(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈblɪmp(ə)ri/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Blimp , -ery suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Colonel Blimp (see blimp n.2) + -ery suffix. Compare earlier Blimpism n.
Chiefly British.
An attitude or outlook that pompously and peremptorily rejects social change, new ideas, etc., in the manner of Colonel Blimp (see blimp n.2); behaviour or speech expressive of this outlook; blimpishness. Cf. Blimpism n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [noun]
reaction1792
statu quo-ism1834
retrogradism1849
reactionism1857
misoneism1886
reactionaryism1907
reactionariness1908
Blimpism1937
blimpery1940
immobilism1949
sclerosis1954
1940 Times 5 Feb. 4/3 Could Bumbledom and Blimpery go farther, or be more ridiculous?
1947 Observer 30 Mar. 3/6 Dr. Jacob, free of all such Blimpery, considers that modern dance music is bound to have repercussions on ‘straight’ music in future.
1992 Independent 22 Aug. 27/1 Best bit of blimpery: Waugh pointing out that King George VI died ‘at the very moment when Princess Elizabeth was donning “slacks” for the first time’.
2011 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 Aug. (blog) His reactionary Blimpery is a strong reason why many, and especially young and educated people, still think the Tory party is essentially ‘nasty’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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