noun
- Plural of blimpery; the attitudes, behavior, or policies characteristic of a blimp (a pompous, reactionary, or narrow-minded person, especially a military officer).
Usage: informal; chiefly British; often derogatory
Examples
- The general's blimperies made him resistant to any modern military strategy.
- Such blimperies have no place in a forward-thinking organization.
- He dismissed the new proposals as typical blimperies from the old guard.
- The committee's blimperies prevented them from adopting innovative solutions.
- Her blimperies about tradition frustrated the younger staff members.