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An older man who is pompous or irritable and adheres to an outdated ideology.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

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.
See also: blimp, colonel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gianninajahn-NEE-nahItalian
Nolwenn-Breton
TomÁŠ-Czech, Slovak
Lila (1)-Indian, Hindi
Walahfrid-Ancient Germanic
Janinayah-NEE-nah (Polish, German), YAH-nee-nah (Finnish)Polish, Finnish, German, Swedish, Lithuanian