Definition of "blimp" in English

noun

1. (aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.

2. (by extension) Any large airborne inflatable.

3. (slang) An obese person.

4. A person similar to the cartoon character Colonel Blimp; a pompous, reactionary British man.

5. (film, television) A soundproof cover for a video camera.

verb

1. (slang, intransitive) To expand like a blimp or balloon; to become fat.

   • After college, she started blimping and could no longer wear her favorite little black dress.
   • Over a few years the software had blimped into typical bloatware.

2. (transitive) To fit (a video camera) with a soundproof cover.