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jingoism

[ jing-goh-iz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.


jingoism

/ ˈɪŋɡəʊˌɪə /

noun

  1. the belligerent spirit or foreign policy of jingoes; chauvinism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

jingoism

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

  • ˈᾱԲǾ, nounadjective
  • ˌᾱԲˈپ, adjective
  • ˌᾱԲˈپally, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ᾱ·· adjective
  • ᾱ···پ [jing-goh-, is, -tik] adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of jingoism1

First recorded in 1875–80; jingo + -ism
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Example Sentences

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It delivered that action, but then surrounded it with a merciless satire, in which a futuristic authoritarian government uses propaganda and jingoism to convince its youth to die cheerfully for the flag.

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But the Espionage Act itself is a horrid law—a relic of World War I jingoism—that has historically been used to persecute political dissidents and whistleblowers and aggregate power in the national security establishment.

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That lends more than a touch of jingoism to this otherwise amusing, mechanistic parlor trick, which builds to a surge of emotion that might make your heart sink or soar.

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Especially in the age of national-anthem kneeling, with greater awareness of racism and gender violence and hypermasculinity and jingoism and everything in between, the sport provokes controversy after controversy.

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The jingoism and nostalgia factors could have been overwhelming.

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