WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Colo′nel Blimp′, 
  1. Governmentan elderly, pompous British reactionary, esp. an army officer or government official.
  • after a character appearing in cartoons by David Low

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Colonel Blimp n
  1. See blimp2
'Colonel Blimp' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blimp - Low - Powell - Pressburger - blimpish

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