Colonel Blimp

Noun

Meaning

any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)

a pompous reactionary cartoon character created by Sir David Low

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

blimp captain major general soldier brigadier commander warrior combatant lieutenant colonel stick-in-the-mud warlord military officer stuffed shirt fogrum
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Antonyms

modernist

Hypernyms

reactionary ultraconservative extreme right-winger

Examples

Despite its non-canonical plot, it received good reviews. citation Related works (Chronological) * The movie The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1941) makes references to The Hound of the Baskervilles. Source: Internet

The spot is by AMV BBDO and was directed by Pedro Martin-Calero at Colonel Blimp. Source: Internet

President Macron denies the statements made by Colonel Blimp, regardless of the color. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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