blimpishadj.

Brit.

/ˈblɪmpɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈblɪmpɪʃ/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Blimp , -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Colonel Blimp (see blimp n.²) + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier Blimpian adj.

Chiefly British.

Characteristic or reminiscent of Colonel Blimp (see blimp n.²); esp. pompous and reactionary. Also more fully Colonel Blimpish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [adjective]

retrograde?1518

hidebound1603

tradition-bound1660

tradition-loving1660

tradition-ridden1660

mumpsimus1680

stickfast1803

arriéré1814

stick-in-the-mud1832

reactive1836

reactionary1847

reactionist1848

misoneistic1891

red-necked1896

Blimpian1935

blimpish1938

redneck1938

1938 Times of India 1 July 6/7 Another Swift was born, Whose mission was to be a thorn In Blimpish flesh.

1938 New Statesman 5 Nov. 715/2 The modern clothes Hamlet at the Old Vic has excited a lot of Blimpish indignation.

1973 R. Allen Sorts iii. 22 His entire being was geared to destroying this scum that blighted his Colonel Blimpish Britain.

1988 P. Craig Elizabeth Bowen v. 80 A stout, red-faced, rather blimpish person with a walrus moustache.

2012 Australian (Nexis) 31 Dec. (Sport section) 19 [His] reputation for hot-headedness earned him the mistrust of a blimpish establishment.

Derivatives

ˈblimpishness n. the fact or quality of being blimpish.

ΚΠ

1941 N. Marsh Surfeit of Lampreys viii. 115 [He's] very nice... Sort of old-world without any Blimpishness.

1958 Times 15 Oct. 8/7 His innate Blimpishness suddenly arrests itself and he sings a jolly nostalgic song about the cricket fields of Harrow.

1997 Daily Tel. 10 Feb. 25/4 Such blimpishness is little comfort to those who have lost their stake in these games.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blimpish
释义	blimpishadj. Brit. /ˈblɪmpɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈblɪmpɪʃ/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Blimp , -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Colonel Blimp (see blimp n.²) + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier Blimpian adj. Chiefly British. Characteristic or reminiscent of Colonel Blimp (see blimp n.²); esp. pompous and reactionary. Also more fully Colonel Blimpish. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [adjective] retrograde?1518 hidebound1603 tradition-bound1660 tradition-loving1660 tradition-ridden1660 mumpsimus1680 stickfast1803 arriéré1814 stick-in-the-mud1832 reactive1836 reactionary1847 reactionist1848 misoneistic1891 red-necked1896 Blimpian1935 blimpish1938 redneck1938 1938 Times of India 1 July 6/7 Another Swift was born, Whose mission was to be a thorn In Blimpish flesh. 1938 New Statesman 5 Nov. 715/2 The modern clothes Hamlet at the Old Vic has excited a lot of Blimpish indignation. 1973 R. Allen Sorts iii. 22 His entire being was geared to destroying this scum that blighted his Colonel Blimpish Britain. 1988 P. Craig Elizabeth Bowen v. 80 A stout, red-faced, rather blimpish person with a walrus moustache. 2012 Australian (Nexis) 31 Dec. (Sport section) 19 [His] reputation for hot-headedness earned him the mistrust of a blimpish establishment. Derivatives ˈblimpishness n. the fact or quality of being blimpish. ΚΠ 1941 N. Marsh Surfeit of Lampreys viii. 115 [He's] very nice... Sort of old-world without any Blimpishness. 1958 Times 15 Oct. 8/7 His innate Blimpishness suddenly arrests itself and he sings a jolly nostalgic song about the cricket fields of Harrow. 1997 Daily Tel. 10 Feb. 25/4 Such blimpishness is little comfort to those who have lost their stake in these games. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1938
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