Blimp

blimp English Etymology From Colonel Blimp, a comic character created by David Low (cartoonist) David Low and first appearing in London's Evening Standard in April 1934. Noun en jocular A person considered similar to Colonel Blimp in appearance, thought, or expression, particularly en historic _ or _ archaic pejorative a reactionary middle-class Englishman during the Interwar period Interwar Period. en 1941 w:George Orwell The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius Part I One was the military and imperialist middle class, generally nicknamed the Blimps, and the other the left-wing intelligentsia. Usage notes Although Low's portrayal of Colonel Blimp was broad and somewhat affectionate, Blimp's muddle-headed thinking and bombastic pronouncements meant that this term was chiefly applied to jingoists and Tories by Labour voters, Socialists, etc. en eponyms