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Blimp.

A person considered similar to Colonel Blimp in appearance, thought, or expression, particularly (historical or archaic, derogatory) a reactionary middle-class Englishman during the Interwar Period.

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  1. A person considered similar to Colonel Blimp in appearance, thought, or expression, particularly (historical or archaic, derogatory) a reactionary middle-class Englishman during the Interwar Period.

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Where this word comes from

From Colonel Blimp, a comic character created by David Low and first appearing in London's Evening Standard in April 1934.

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