blimp
[ blimp ]
/ blɪmp /
noun
a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
Slang.
a fat person.
Verb Phrases
blimp out, Slang.
to eat too much.
Origin of blimp
First recorded in 1915–20; of uncertain origin
Words nearby blimp
British Dictionary definitions for blimp out (1 of 3)
blimp out
verb
(intr, adverb) slang
to become greatly overweight
British Dictionary definitions for blimp out (2 of 3)
blimp
1
/ (blɪmp) /
noun
a small nonrigid airship, esp one used for observation or as a barrage balloon
films
a soundproof cover fixed over a camera during shooting
See also
blimp out
Word Origin for blimp
C20: probably from (
type)
B-limp
British Dictionary definitions for blimp out (3 of 3)
blimp
2
/ (blɪmp) /
noun
(often capital) mainly British
a person, esp a military officer, who is stupidly complacent and reactionary
Also called: Colonel Blimp
Word Origin for blimp
C20: after a character created by Sir David Low (1891–1963), New Zealand-born British political cartoonist