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- [blimp out]
- /blɪmp aʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [blimp out]
- /blɪmp aʊt/
Definitions of blimp out words
- verb blimp out to become greatly overweight 3
- noun blimp out a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation. 1
- noun blimp out Slang. a fat person. 1
- verb blimp out (Intransitive Verb) SLA (idiomatic) To become fat or fatter, especially as a result of excessive eating. 0
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Origin of blimp out
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; of uncertain origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blimp out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blimp out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blimp out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blimp out
Antonyms for blimp out
verb blimp out
- deplete — To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- diet — the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
- fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- nibble — to bite off small bits.
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