blimpy

English

Etymology

From blimp +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪmpi

Adjective

blimpy (comparative blimpier, superlative blimpiest)

1. (informal) Resembling a blimp; bloated
   • 1988 May 27, Laura Molzahn, “Bodily Fears”, in Chicago Reader:

     The blimpy costume, roughly humanoid, covered her from the neck to the wrists to the ankles with a plain white muslin fabric (why do we always think of fat people as pale?) stuffed with something airy, perhaps shredded toilet paper.