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blimpish

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈblɪmpɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(blimpish)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
blimp•ish  (blimpish),USA pronunciation adj. (sometimes cap.)
  1. pompously reactionary:the blimpish attitudes of the old colonialists.
  • Colonel Blimp + -ish1 1935–40
blimpish•ly, adv. 
blimpish•ness, n. 

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