colonel

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An older man who is pompous or irritable and adheres to an outdated ideology.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.

a Colonel Blimp

(British old-fashioned)

an old man who has old-fashioned ideas and believes he is very important He's very much a Colonel Blimp with his comments about foreign influences dividing our society.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lore (1)	LO-rə	German
Graziana	graht-SYAH-nah	Italian
VahİT	-	Turkish
Lindy	['lindi]
Theofanis	-	Greek
Rebeccah	rə-BEK-ə	English (Rare)