Colonel Blimp

ˈkəːnəl blɪmp

Definition

Definition of Colonel Blimp - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

stereotype

Rare

pompous ex-military man opposed to new ideas

Rare

He acts like a real Colonel Blimp at meetings.

comics

Rare

cartoon character by Sir David Low

Rare

Colonel Blimp was a famous character in British cartoons.

cartoon character

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Expressions with colonel

lieutenant colonel

army officer ranking below colonel and above major

The lieutenant colonel led the battalion into the field.

bird colonel

full colonel in the US military

He was promoted to bird colonel last year.

full colonel

military officer ranking above lieutenant colonel

He was promoted to full colonel last year.

colonel general

high military rank above lieutenant general

He was promoted to colonel general last year.

chicken colonel

full colonel in the US military

The chicken colonel led the battalion with confidence.

light colonel

rank above major and below colonel

The light colonel led the battalion with confidence.

Expressions with blimp

blimp out

eat excessively

After the stressful week, he decided to blimp out on pizza and ice cream.

Examples of Colonel Blimp in a sentence

The newspaper mocked him as a modern Colonel Blimp.
Colonel Blimp appeared in many satirical comic strips.
Children laughed at the antics of Colonel Blimp.

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French:Colonel Blimp, ...
German:Reaktionär, ...
Italian:colonnello Blimp, Colonel Blimp, ...
Spanish:Coronel Blimp, el coronel Blimp, ...
Portuguese:Coronel Blimp, ...
Chinese:布利姆上校, 布林普上校, ...
Japanese:ブリンプ大佐, カーネル・ブリンプ, ...
Arabic:شَخْصِيَّة كُولُونِيل بْلِيمْب, الْكُولُونِيل بْلِيمْب, ...
Hebrew:קוֹלוֹנֶל בְּלִימְפּ, קוֹלוֹנֶל בְּלִימְפּ, ...
Russian:полковник Блимп, Полковник Блимп, ...
Ukrainian:ретроград, Полковник Блімп, ...
Hindi:कर्नल ब्लिम्प, Colonel Blimp, ...
Bengali:কর্নেল ব্লিম্প, কলোনেল ব্লিম্প, ...
Catalan:coronel Blimp, Coronel Blimp, ...
Czech:staromilec, Colonel Blimp, ...
Danish:oberst Blimp, Overstregede Blimp, ...
Dutch:Kolonel Blimp, ...
Greek:Συνταγματάρχης Μπλιμπ, ...
Hungarian:maradi katonatiszt, Colonel Blimp, ...
Khmer:បុរសអតីតយោធាដែលអួតអាង និងប្រឆាំងនឹងគំនិតថ្មីៗ, វរសេនីយ៍ឯក ប្លីម, ...
Korean:블림프 대령, 블림 대령, ...
Persian:سرهنگ بلیمپ, شخصیت کارتونی سرهنگ بلیمپ, ...
Polish:Pułkownik Blimp, ...
Portuguese (BR):Coronel Blimp, ...
Romanian:Colonel Blimp, Colonelul Blimp, ...
Swedish:överste Blimp, Överste Blimp, ...
Thai:พันเอกบลิมป์, ...
Turkish:Albay Blimp, ...
Vietnamese:Đại tá Blimp, Đại tá Bllimp, ...

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Definition of Colonel Blimp - Reverso English Dictionary

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