blimp out

English

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Verb

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

1. (intransitive, slang, idiomatic) To become fat or fatter, especially as a result of excessive eating.
   • 1994 Jan. 25, Erma Bombeck, "Being in front of the camera provides motivation to diet," Kingman Daily Miner (USA), p. 5 (retrieved 2 Apr 2009):

     I'd get my weight down for the event, then blimp out to where I couldn't fit into Orson Welles' cape.

   • 2008 July 8, Adam Brophy, "Treating the kids to a tasty dish of . . . er, nuggets and chips," IrishTimes.com (retrieved 2 Apr 2009):

     Now that I am exercising regularly, I can pig out without blimping out.

Synonyms

• pork out