Blimpismn.
/ˈblɪmpɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈblɪmˌpɪz(ə)m/ Chiefly British.
= blimpery n. Also more fully Colonel Blimpism.In quot. 1937: a pompously reactionary remark.
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
1937 New Statesman 18 Dec. 1055/1 All to the good if people would be careful to send the full context and not send other people's ironical remarks or conscious jokes as if they were Blimpisms.
1943 C. Beaton Near East ii. 29 Blimpism, plus the Cairene climate, are two of Hitler's strongest weapons.
1950 N.Y. Times 4 Mar. 16/7 Colonel Blimpism and rigid Toryism are out once and for all.
2001 Variety (Nexis) 1 Oct. 36 So true in its observations of incompetence, amateurishness and self-satisfied Blimpism at the top of English soccer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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