blimp out

[blimp] Origin

blimp

[blimp]
noun
1.
a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
2.
Slang. a fat person.
3.
blimp out, Slang. to eat too much.

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Blimp out is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1915–20; of uncertain origin
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blimp out
 
vb
slang (intr, adverb) to become greatly overweight

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Main Entry:  blimp out
Part of Speech:  v
Definition:  to overeat
Example:  We blimped out on Dairy Queen banana splits.
Usage:  slang
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Word Origin & History

blimp
1916, of obscure origin, many claimants. "One of the weird coinages of the airmen" [Weekley]. Common theory is that it is from designers' prototype nickname Type B-limp, in the sense of "without internal framework," as opposed to Type A-rigid.
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Slang Dictionary

blimp definition


  1. n.
    a nickname for an obese person. : This enormous blimp managed to get on the plane but couldn't get into a seat.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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blimp out definition


  1. in.
    to overeat. : I love to buy a bag of chips and just blimp out.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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