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blimp

The correct spelling is blimp.

How to pronounce blimp

noun

IPA: /blɪmp/

Say it like: Bli-mp

The correct spelling is blimp. An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container. For example: "After college, she started blimping and could no longer wear her favorite little black dress."

Usage Examples

After college, she started blimping and could no longer wear her favorite little black dress.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.
  2. 2.(by extension) Any large airborne inflatable.
  3. 3.An obese person.
  4. 4.A person similar to the cartoon character Colonel Blimp; a pompous, reactionary British man.

verb

  1. 1.To expand like a blimp or balloon; to become fat.

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