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: an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas
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Blimp
: colonel blimp
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The stamps include a blimp, a ping pong ball and paddle, the movie's tagline and logo.
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Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Conventional wisdom dictates that a performer hoping to be taken seriously by his peers and the public has to take himself seriously; think sober post-screening talkbacks, not silly bits with blimps.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
There was the blimp, the fake Zoom meeting, merch drops that hinted at Chalamet’s relationship status.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Then came the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons, NASA campaigns and MetLife blimps.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
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Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Conventional wisdom dictates that a performer hoping to be taken seriously by his peers and the public has to take himself seriously; think sober post-screening talkbacks, not silly bits with blimps.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
There was the blimp, the fake Zoom meeting, merch drops that hinted at Chalamet’s relationship status.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Then came the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons, NASA campaigns and MetLife blimps.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blimp. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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blimp
noun
: an airship filled with gas like a balloon
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