Blimp
A person considered similar to Colonel Blimp in appearance, thought, or expression,…A person considered similar to Colonel Blimp in appearance, thought, or expression, particularly (historical or archaic, derogatory) a reactionary middle-class Englishman during the Interwar Period.
» Have you ever flown in a blimp?
Bist du jemals in einem Blimp geflogen? — Manfredo
Sind Sie schon einmal in einem Blimp gefahren? — Manfredo
Bist du schon mal mit einem Zeppelin geflogen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ты когда-нибудь летала на аэростате? — shanghainese
Вам приходилось летать на дирижабле? — shanghainese
Ты когда-нибудь летал на дирижабле? — odexed
Вы когда-нибудь летали на дирижабле? — marafon
Тебе приходилось летать на дирижабле? — marafon
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(humorous)A person considered similar to Colonel Blimp in appearance, thought, or expression, particularly (historical or archaic, derogatory) a reactionary middle-class Englishman during the Interwar Period.
- a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
- any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
Examples
2 sentencesHave you ever flown in a blimp?
ruТы когда-нибудь летала на аэростате? — shanghainese
deBist du jemals in einem Blimp geflogen? — Manfredo
What a blimp!
ruВот это увалень! — odexed
Origin
From Colonel Blimp, a comic character created by David Low and first appearing in London'sFrom Colonel Blimp, a comic character created by David Low and first appearing in London's Evening Standard in April 1934.
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Forms
plural: BlimpsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon:sausage balloonsausage
- any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low):Colonel Blimp