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blimp out

blimp out verb: to become fat or fatter, especially as a result of excessive eating.

Verb

blimp out (third-person singular simple present blimps out, present participle blimping out, simple past and past participle blimped out)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To become fat or fatter, especially as a result of excessive eating.
    • I'd get my weight down for the event, then blimp out to where I couldn't fit into Orson Welles' cape.1994 January 25, Erma Bombeck, “Being in front of the camera provides motivation to diet”, in Kingman Daily Miner, USA, retrieved 02 Apr 2009, page 5
    • Now that I am exercising regularly, I can pig out without blimping out.2008 July 8, Adam Brophy, “Treating the kids to a tasty dish of . . . er, nuggets and chips”, in IrishTimes.com, retrieved 02 Apr 2009
    Synonyms:
    blimp up, pork out

Synonyms of blimp out

Forms of blimp out

third-person singular presentblimps out
present participleblimping out
past participleblimped out
pastblimped out

Questions about blimp out

What does blimp out mean?
Blimp out means to become fat or fatter, especially as a result of excessive eating.
What part of speech is blimp out?
Blimp out is a verb.
What is the past tense of blimp out?
The past tense of blimp out is blimped out.

Words near blimp out in the dictionary

  1. blimey O'Riley
  2. blimmin
  3. blimmin'
  4. blimming
  5. blimp
  6. blimp out
  7. blimp up
  8. blimped
  9. blimped out
  10. blimped up
  11. Blimpery

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