Blimpish

/ˈblɪmpɪʃ/ adjective

Definition

Having characteristics of a blimp or Colonel Blimp; stuffy, reactionary, militaristic, or foolishly patriotic in attitude.

Etymology

From 'blimp' (airship) and Colonel Blimp (satirical character created by David Low representing British military stuffiness), plus '-ish' suffix meaning 'somewhat like or characteristic of.'

Kelly Says

David Low's political cartoon creation Colonel Blimp became so iconic that a real word 'blimpish' entered the dictionary to describe a whole category of attitudes—cartoons reshaping English!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የአየር ኳስ idencias
ye-a-yer kwas id-en-sias
ARالعربية
شبيه بال🎈
shi-beh bil baloon
BNবাংলা
যেমন একটি বল
ye-men ek-tee bal
CACatalà
com un globus
com oon glo-bus
CSČeština
jako balón
yah-ko bah-loon
DADansk
ballonagtig
bah-lo-nah-tig
DEDeutsch
ballonsartig
bah-lohn-sah-tig
ELΕλληνικά
σαν μπαλόνι
san bal-o-nee
ESEspañol
parecido a un globo
pa-reh-see-doh ah oon glo-boh
FAفارسی
مانند یک بادکنک
manand yeek baad-konk
FISuomi
kuulamainen
koo-la-ma-inen
FRFrançais
blême
blehm
GUGU
બાલન જેવું
bah-lon je-vuh
HAHA
kamar balloon
ka-mar bah-loon
HEעברית
כמו בלון
kmo baloon
HIहिन्दी
गुब्बारे जैसा
gub-ba-ray ja-sa
HUMagyar
ballon-szerű
bah-loon-shur
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti balon
seh-pee-keh ba-lon
IGIG
kama balloon
ka-ma bah-loon
ITItaliano
simile a un pallone
see-mee-leh ah oon pal-lo-neh
JA日本語
風船のような
fūsen-no-youna
KKKK
баллондай
bal-loon-day
KMKM
ដូចលើក
dooch leuk
KO한국어
풍선 같은
pung-seon gat-eun
MRMR
बॅलूनसारखा
ba-loon-sa-rakha
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti balon
seh-pee-keh ba-lon
MYမြန်မာ
ကြာပုံ
kya-pohn
NLNederlands
ballonachtig
bah-lohn-ah-ch-tig
NONorsk
lignende en ballong
lee-n-deh een bah-long
PAPA
ਬੈਲਾਨ ਵਰਗਾ
ba-ilaan var-ga
PLPolski
jak balon
yak bah-lon
PTPortuguês
parecido a um balão
pa-reh-see-doh ah oom bah-loh
RORomână
așa ca un balon
ah-sa ka oon bah-lon
RUРусский
похожий на воздушный шар
po-kho-zhee na voz-dush-ny sh-ar
SVSvenska
liknande en ballong
lee-kan-deh een bah-long
SWKiswahili
kama balon
ka-ma bah-lon
TAதமிழ்
பந்து போல
pan-du po-la
TEతెలుగు
బం Balloons లా
ban balloons la
THไทย
เหมือนบอลลูน
meuan baloon
TLTL
tuladang isang baloon
too-la-dang is-sang bah-loon
TRTürkçe
balon gibi
bah-lon gee-bee
UKУкраїнська
подібно до повітряного кулі
pod-by-no do po-vye-r-nogo ku-li
URاردو
بلون کی طرح
baloon ki trah
VITiếng Việt
như một quả bóng bay
nhu mot qua bong bay
YOYO
gba gbogbo
gba gbo-gbo
ZH中文
像气球的
xiang qiqiu de
ZUZU
njeng ibhola
njeng ee-bo-la

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