"blimp out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-blimp out.ogg Forms: blimps out [present, singular, third-person], blimping out [participle, present], blimped out [participle, past], blimped out [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive, slang Categories (topical): Obesity Synonyms: blimp up, pork out

Inflected forms

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