jingoism

[ jing-goh-iz-uh m ]

/ ˈdʒɪŋ goʊˌɪz əm /

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noun

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

Origin of jingoism

First recorded in 1875–80; jingo + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM jingoism

jin·go·ish, adjective jin·go·ist, noun, adjective jin·go·is·tic, adjective jin·go·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby jingoism

jingle, jingle bell, jingle shell, jingling johnny, jingo, jingoism, jinja, jinjiang, jinju, jink, jinker

Example sentences from the Web for jingoism

Visiting China, you are struck, sometimes troubled, by sentiments you hear that come close to jingoism.

China, Rising |Blake Gopnik |October 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The embassy response was a good example of this jingoism on the cheap.

Romney's Jingoism On The Cheap |Ali Gharib |September 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The paranoid anti-communism of the Palmer Raids, in other words, represented an inversion of the jingoism spawned by war.

The New McCarthyism |Peter Beinart |September 12, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
As most of those used in Canada are manufactured in the United States, the jingoism they reveal arouses constant anger.

The Affable Stranger |Peter McArthur

And Jingoism became in the mouths of the Liberals a keen weapon of satire.

Beacon Lights of History, Volume X |John Lord
A wonderful amount of stale Jingoism was afterwards swept up by the caretakers from the floor.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 100, April 25, 1891 |Various
The insincere propaganda of jingoism as a mere weapon of attack on the President was diabolic.

The Letters of William James, Vol. II |William James
Jingoism, a sort of swell bucket-shop business—you know the tone.

The Message |Alec John Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for jingoism

jingoism

/ (ˈdʒɪŋɡəʊˌɪzəm) /

noun

the belligerent spirit or foreign policy of jingoes; chauvinism

Derived forms of jingoism

jingoist, noun, adjective jingoistic, adjective jingoistically, adverb

Cultural definitions for jingoism

jingoism

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

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