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BLIMPISH
blimpish
(adjective) pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
blimpish (comparative more blimpish, superlative most blimpish)
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
(often, capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Synonyms
• (pompously reactionary): Blimpish
Source: Wiktionary
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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