Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who vociferously supports one's country, especially one who supports a belligerent foreign policy; a chauvinistic patriot.
- adjective Of or relating to a chauvinistic patriot.
- adjective Characterized by chauvinistic patriotism.
- interjection Used for emphasis or to express surprise.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To force to a certain course of action by the influence of the Jingo spirit, that is, an aggressive bellicose patriotism.
- noun A name used in the oath “by jingo,” sometimes extended to “by the living jingo”: as, I won't do it, by jingo.
- noun [capitalized] A member of a section of the Conservative or Tory party in Great Britain which advocated a spirited foreign policy.
- Belonging or relating to the Jingoes: as, the Jingo policy; Jingo bluster. See I., 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A word used as a jocular oath.
- noun Cant, Eng. A statesman who pursues, or who favors, aggressive, domineering policy in foreign affairs; a bellicose superpatriot or chavinist.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who supports
policy favouringwar .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an extreme bellicose nationalist
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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MR: Well they've got the lingo jingo, they've got people like Luntz.
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MR: Well they've got the lingo jingo, they've got people like Luntz.
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MR: Well they've got the lingo jingo, they've got people like Luntz.
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MR: Well they've got the lingo jingo, they've got people like Luntz.
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The phrase "fleet in being," having within recent years gained much currency in naval writing, demands -- like the word "jingo" -- preciseness of definition; and this, in general acceptance, it has not yet attained.
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A jingo is a war hawk, somebody who is very strong for war or for imperial control.
First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power 2003
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If rational arguments are available for increasing the aggression on the net taxpayer via immigration; why would ad hominem smear terms, such as jingo and chauvinist appear?
Are Immigrants "Ordinary People"?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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It was the SRC's attempts to eliminate the Afrikaans character of the university and its championing the ANC which gave the university a "jingo" image among right-thinking Afrikaners, he said.
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You will remember that in 1846 the war with Mexico was just beginning, and many people were opposed to it as the work of "jingo" politicians, controlled in some degree by the slavery power.
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In his recent annual address to the clergy the Bish. lamented bitterly that the American "jingo" was provoking dear patient Christian England to put on her war-paint.
pmm19518 commented on the word jingo
(n): one who loves and defends his country right or wrong.
April 15, 2009