jingoism

[jing-goh-iz-uhm] Example Sentences

jin·go·ism

[jing-goh-iz-uhm]
noun
the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.

Origin:
1875–80; jingo + -ism

jin·go·ish, adjective
jin·go·ist, noun, adjective
jin·go·is·tic, adjective
jin·go·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example Sentences
  • Americans have had a taste of jingoism in the arena.
  • By the way, jingoism is the favorite ideology for people too dim-witted to think beyond self-satisfied pride in their own skin.
  • Don't deprive students of this with another wave of jingoism.
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World English Dictionary
jingoism (ˈdʒɪŋɡəʊˌɪzəm)
 
n
the belligerent spirit or foreign policy of jingoes; chauvinism
 
'jingoist
 
n, —adj
 
jingo'istic
 
adj
 
jingo'istically
 
adv

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Cultural Dictionary

jingoism definition


Extreme and emotional nationalism, or chauvinism, often characterized by an aggressive foreign policy, accompanied by an eagerness to wage war.

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Encyclopedia Britannica
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jingoism

an attitude of belligerent nationalism, the English equivalent of the term chauvinism. The term apparently originated in England during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 when the British Mediterranean squadron was sent to Gallipoli to restrain Russia and war fever was aroused. Supporters of the British government's policy toward Russia came to be called jingoes as a result of the phrase "by jingo," which appeared in the refrain of a popular song:We don't want to fight, yet by jingo, if we do,We've got the ships, we've got the men,And got the money, too!

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