单词 | blimpery |
释义 | blimperyn. 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). < n.1940 |
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