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Colonel blimp

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Noun
  1. 1
    A stereotype of a pompous, ex-military middle-aged man, conservative and opposed to new ideas. British
  2. 2
    any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) wordnet

Etymology

From the name of a cartoon character created by Sir David Low.

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