blimp out
Verb

blimp out

  1. (intransitive, slang, idiomatic) To become fat or fatter, especially as a result of excessive eating.
    • 1994 Jan. 25, Erma Bombeck, "[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E0kLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hFIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6841,3971663&dq=blimp-out 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



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