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
  • That’s particularly true on the Republican side, where Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces an uncertain future, particularly in a GOP minority, due to opposition from conservatives in his conference.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Some German conservatives, in their hatred of the Weimar Republic and the Treaty of Versailles, embraced right-wing mass politics.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of conservative
Noun
  • Andy Paley, a veteran producer and musician who worked with a wide range of artists including Brian Wilson, the Ramones, Madonna, Jonathan Richman, Elton John, Deborah Harry, NRBQ and many others, died following a brief battle with cancer, a rep confirms to Variety.
    Bob Merlis, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Letterkenny producer New Metric Media has tapped SiriusXM Canada veteran Ben Miner to launch a new division to drive into standup comedy and podcasting.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of veteran
Noun
  • Several fossil teeth dating back 1.77 million years hold some important clues into our ape and human origins.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • More than 5 thousand fossil pieces Terror bird expert with Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 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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