Blimp Definition

blĭmp
blimps
noun
blimps
A nonrigid or semirigid airship.
Webster's New World
A very fat person.
Webster's New World
A pompous, smug, highly conservative person.
Webster's New World

An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.

Wiktionary

A military middle class Englishman intolerant of others’ ideas.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To become very fat. Often used with out:
He's really blimped out since he got that desk job.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Blimp

Noun

Singular:
blimp
Plural:
blimps

Origin of Blimp

  • Origin not entirely certain, however most historians believe that it is onomatopoeia for the sound a blimp makes when thumped. Although there is some disagreement among historians, credit for coining the term is usually given to Lt. A.D. Conningham of the British Royal Navy in 1915.

    From Wiktionary

  • There is an often repeated, but false, alternative explanation for the term. The erroneous story is that at some time in the early 20th century, the United States military had two classes for airships: Type A-rigid and Type B-limp, hence “blimp”. In fact,

    From Wiktionary

  • Possibly imitative of the sound made by tapping the finger against the envelope of the airship

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • After Colonel Blimp , a cartoon character invented by David Low (1891–1963)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the cartoon character Colonel Blimp, created by Sir David Low (1891–1963).

    From Wiktionary

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