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BLIMP
Definition of BLIMP
noun
An airship constructed with a nonrigid lifting agent container.
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Where it comes from
Origin not entirely certain. However, most historians believe that it is onomatopoeia for the sound a blimp makes when thumped. Although there is some disagreement among historians, credit for coining the term is usually given to Lt. A. D. Cunningham of the British Royal Navy in 1915. There is an often repeated, but false, alternative explanation for the term. The erroneous story is that at some time in the early 20th century, the United States military had two classes for airships: Type A-rigid and Type B-limp, hence “blimp”. In fact, A. D. Topping reports on the “Etymology of ‘Blimp’”, in the AAHS Journal, Winter 1963, that:
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BLIMP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BLIMP starts with B and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read BILMP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BLIMP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found BLIMP?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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