Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The spirit, policy, or political views of the Jingoes.
Wiktionary
- n. uncountable Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism especially with regards to foreign policy.
- n. countable A jingoistic attitude, comment, etc.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Cant, Eng. The policy of the Jingoes, so called. See jingo, 2.
- n. A bellicose patriotism; aggressive chauvinism; belligerence in international relations.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
- n. fanatical patriotism
Etymologies
- jingo + -ism (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Your frightened jingoism is especially unappealing when it comes out in support of the burning death of civilians.”
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“The word jingoism originated from a music hall ditty of the Boer War: "We don't want to fight", it ran, "but by jingo if we do, we have got the men, we've got the guns, we've got the money too.”
“TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran de facto President Roberto Micheletti met on Friday with a delegation of U.S. lawmakers who have called on the Obama administration to stop supporting the return of ousted The blaze of jingoism is short-lived.”
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“Normally I run a mile from 'jingoism' - one reason I've never been to a Last Night of the Proms except for 2001.”
“And it was Disraeli who grasped that 'jingoism' - a potent cocktail of popular patriotism and imperial expansionism - could win new voters among newly enfranchised groups such as artisans, skilled workers and shopkeepers: the Essex Men of the Victorian era.”
“It should not be confused, as it so often is, with jingoism, which is a blind, flag-waving nationalism that refuses to acknowledge any failings whatsoever of our society.”
“While, as Steve pointed out, patriotism can easily slip into jingoism, that is simply a way for some people to channel their personal idiocies.”
“In contrast to this, recall the jingoism of Bush led Administration, US media and people of America on the occasion of 9/11.”
“It's jingoism, which is something none of us should aspire to nor should we celebrate.”
“And that kind of jingoism has been our leadership's approach to the military.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘jingoism’.
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Test Prep or Just for fun
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GRE 2014
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Interesting words
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SAT Words
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Words to Know
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GRE Reference
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GRE
pejorative, austere, unconscionable, lissome, edify, winsome, axiom, malinger, abjure, deleterious, contumacious, peregrinate and 152 more...
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SAT Words
But only the ones that I don't already know.
abase, abash, abominate, abstruse, acclivity, accolade, accost, adroit, adulate, adulterate, adumbrate, affray and 241 more...
Tweets
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koldewyse By jingo! Mar 16, 2008