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An older man who is pompous or irritable and adheres to an outdated ideology.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
Bernardino	ber-nahr-DEE-no (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Betsy	['betsi]
Gala	-	Russian
Blandus	-	Ancient Roman
Isa (1)	-	Arabic
Sarra	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic