Verb

Infinitive to blimp

Third person singular blimps

Simple past blimped

Past participle blimped

Present participle blimping

1. to upstage a public event using highly visible displays in order to undermine or diminish the event's intended purpose.

In 2009, supporters of Ron Paul blimped his competitors during numerous outdoor events. President Paul has always denied any responsibility for the blimping of his competitors, who remained bitter about the events of the campaign for many years after the election. The techniques has been used in elections since 2009, and now even celebrities often blimp events to gain audience share.

blimped by TheOneLaw January 6, 2008

blimped out

Completely full after eating.

After going to that chinese buffet, we were blimped out.

blimped out by dogbreath57 September 15, 2010

blimped up

a person who gained a lot of weight

boy that girl blimped up since high school

blimped up by anonymous November 1, 2023

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

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city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

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