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blimp out

blimp out
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blimp out]
    • /blɪmp aʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Synonyms for blimp out

verb blimp out

  • feed — to give a fee to.
  • surfeit — excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.
  • glut — to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite.
  • guzzle — South Midland and Southern U.S. gozzle.
  • overeat — to eat too much: If you overeat, you're bound to get fat.

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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