单词 | blimp |
释义 | blimp n.   1. (also (Colonel) Blimp) a proponent of reactionary establishment opinions.   2. a a small non-rigid airship. b a barrage balloon.   3. a soundproof cover for a cine-camera. Derivatives blimpery n. blimpish adj. Etymology: 20th. c., of uncert. orig.: in sense 1, a pompous, obese, elderly character invented by cartoonist David Low (d. 1963), and used in anti-German or anti-Government drawings before and during the war of 1939-45 |
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