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词汇 blimpery
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Definition of blimpery in English:

blimpery

noun ˈblɪmp(ə)ri
British
  • An attitude or outlook that pompously and peremptorily rejects social change, new ideas, etc., in the manner of Colonel Blimp; behaviour or speech expressive of this outlook; blimpishness.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in The Times. From the name of Colonel Blimp + -ery.

Definition of blimpery in US English:

blimpery

nounˈblɪmp(ə)ri
British
  • An attitude or outlook that pompously and peremptorily rejects social change, new ideas, etc., in the manner of Colonel Blimp; behaviour or speech expressive of this outlook; blimpishness.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in The Times. From the name of Colonel Blimp + -ery.

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