Colonel Blimp

noun

-ˈblimp How to pronounce Colonel Blimp (audio)
Definition of Colonel Blimpnext
as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas felt like a Colonel Blimp when it came to how his grandchildren communicated with each other

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  1. conservative
  2. veteran
  3. fossil
  4. stuffed shirt
Noun
  • Where some liberals feared the film would be too kind to the president, just as many conservatives (including Trump himself) bashed the story as a bunch of fake news.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Kennedy’s sentiment echoes those on the other side of the Capitol, where hard-line conservatives in the House have also been pushing for offsets to cover any disaster aid passed under the current administration.
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of conservative
Noun
  • The independent retailer, which was started a decade ago by men’s marketing veteran Paul C. Witt, has two new locations — one of which marks its debut foray into womenswear — and a private label on the way.
    Marissa Muller, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Denver Broncos’ veteran wide receiver, about an hour after his team moved to the doorstep of the playoffs with a 31-13 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, was asked to imagine the game’s defining play in an alternate universe.
    Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of veteran
Noun
  • National Geographic Rock Collection Advent Calendar 2024 National Geographic offers an option that’s both fun and educational with a selection of colorful rocks, minerals, and fossils.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Using Parasaurolophus fossils, researcher Hongjun Lin from New York University created a model of the extinct giant’s signature head crest.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of fossil
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  • With his piano-pounding performances, wild vocals, bouffant hair and makeup, Little Richard burst onto the musical scene in the 1950s and shook up the stuffed shirts with a string of his hit songs that got both black and white people dancing.
    NBC News, NBC News, 9 May 2020
  • Karen Knorr’s photos of the private members’ clubs of London in the early 1980s are full of stuffed shirts wearing gleaming brogues.
    The Economist, The Economist, 25 Feb. 2020
Definition of stuffed shirt
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