Colonel Blimp



Colonel Blimp

An older man who is pompous or irritable and adheres to an outdated ideology. The name comes from a British comic strip character that first appeared in the London Evening Standard newspaper in 1934. Primarily heard in UK. He's such a Colonel Blimp when he starts ranting about his views on welfare and the poor.
See also: blimp, colonel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PekkaPEK-kahFinnish
RichRICHEnglish
Minos-Greek Mythology
CristÓVÃO-Portuguese
Valkyrieval-KIR-ee (English), VAL-kə-ree (English)Various
RaphaËL-French