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blimpish

blimpish

1 9.9
Very proud, conservative, and narrow-minded about their country
  • adjective
  • /ˈblɪmpɪʃ/
  • Offensive
: jingoísta
  • The plate umpire stands, mask in hand, nearly blimpish in his outfitting.

Examples

  • His blimpish views on immigration have caused many debates.

  • The politician's blimpish attitude towards reform alienated younger voters.

  • She found his blimpish patriotism outdated and frustrating.

Synonyms

jingoistic
vsblimpish
3 9.1

Showing extreme pride in a country and wanting to fight other countries

is more about pompous, narrow-minded traditionalism than advocating warlike policies
ultranationalist
vsblimpish
  • Literature
2 8.9

Very patriotic and often hostile to other countries

is more about pompous old-fashioned conservatism than policy aggression
ultranationalistic
vsblimpish
  • Literature
1 9.9

Very strong pride in one's country and dislike of people from other countries

is more about pompous, narrow-minded old-fashioned views than opposing cooperation

Antonyms

liberal
758 4.4

Having political views that support social change and people's freedoms

progressive
278 4.8

Supporting new social changes in politics to make society fairer

How Conservative

reactionary
13 8.6
blimpish
  • Offensive
1 9.9
conservative
778 4.4
traditional
979 1.5
old-fashioned
365 4.7

Surface Forms

blimpish positive

Morphology

blimpish = blimp (semi-transparent) = blimp + ish

Formally regular (blimp + -ish), but the adjectival meaning depends on the specialized political sense of 'blimp' rather than the common 'airship' sense, which many learners may not know.

Etymology

Blimpish comes from blimp, named after the cartoon character 'Colonel Blimp', a puffed-up, old-fashioned officer seen as full of hot air. So, blimpish means pompously conservative and narrow-minded.