Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to or characterized by chauvinism; fanatically devoted to any cause.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective fanatically patriotic.

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  • adjective pejorative Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to persons convinced of the superiority of their own gender or kind
  • adjective fanatically patriotic

Etymologies

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chauvinist +‎ -ic

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Examples

  • Funny how we are so. .whattaya call it ... chauvinistic might be a good word ... that when some of us read 'foreigner', all that's thought of is folks from North of the Border -- and South of that other Border, the one way up north.

    Foreigners Living in Jalisco 2005

  • In the quest for equality, many now demonize chivalrous acts as chauvinistic, which is quite sad.

    Hellboy II (2008) Steven Barnes 2008

  • I used to be called a chauvinistic pig for carrying that magazine in my car ...

    Joystiq 2009

  • I used to be called a chauvinistic pig for carrying that magazine in my car ...

    Joystiq 2009

  • I used to be called a chauvinistic pig for carrying that magazine in my car ...

    Joystiq 2009

  • I used to be called a chauvinistic pig for carrying that magazine in my car ...

    Joystiq 2009

  • I used to be called a chauvinistic pig for carrying that magazine in my car ...

    Joystiq 2009

  • And of course not western females who I could bounce jokes off and expect to be called a chauvinistic asshole but polite girls who just smiled a lot because they either didn't understand what I said or … um … were just polite.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009

  • In the tradition of the classic Harry and Louise commercials, two people (whom I will call "Gary and Bernice" who are both possibly members of the Pro-Life Action League and who could have probably been sighted at the gates of Notre Dame when Obama delivered the university's commencement) talk about how government is willing to pay for abortions but not a husband's surgery (kind of chauvinistic, if you ask me).

    Printing: The Right Wing War on Reproductive Health Care for Women 2009

  • In the tradition of the classic Harry and Louise commercials, two people (whom I will call "Gary and Bernice" who are both possibly members of the Pro-Life Action League and who could have probably been sighted at the gates of Notre Dame when Obama delivered the university's commencement) talk about how government is willing to pay for abortions but not a husband's surgery (kind of chauvinistic, if you ask me).

    The Right Wing War on Reproductive Health Care for Women 2009

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