jingoism

[ jing-goh-iz-uhm ]

noun

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

jingoism

/ ˈdʒɪŋɡəʊˌɪzəm /

noun

1. the belligerent spirit or foreign policy of jingoes; chauvinism

jingoism

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

Derived Forms

• ˌjingoˈistic, adjective
• ˈjingoist, nounadjective
• ˌjingoˈistically, adverb

Other Words From

• jin·go·ish adjective
• jin·go·is·tic [jing-goh-, is, -tik] adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of jingoism¹

First recorded in 1875–80; jingo + -ism

Example Sentences

Their jingoism dovetailed with their anti-government views, and some continued to hunt and detain immigrants who had crossed into the country.

From Time

There was a lot of patriotism, a lot of jingoism along with it, and reactionism as well.

From Washington Post

What debates there were over these AUFs were largely full of jingoism and rah-rah warrior language, the last thing we want when committing our young to their possible deaths.

From Time

But the person authorized to perform the demolition is not Sarah Palin or some other purveyor of junk jingoism.

From The Daily Beast

Not the talk of strategy or politics, munitions or taxation; not the discussions on fiscal costs or boots on the ground jingoism.

From The Daily Beast

It was a culture nibbling on the genial jingoism of Norman Vincent Peale and being made somewhat uncomfortable by Adlai Stevenson.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

The embassy response was a good example of this jingoism on the cheap.

From The Daily Beast

It is however but a cheap substitute for authority, and belongs of right to a rampant jingoism of a past age.

From Project Gutenberg

The idea hit upon was to turn this jingoism to account in the adaptation, by making Disraeli collaborate with Sardou.

From Project Gutenberg

The insincere propaganda of jingoism as a mere weapon of attack on the President was diabolic.

From Project Gutenberg

The really bad thing here is the silly wave that has gone over the public mind—protection humbug, silver, jingoism, etc.

From Project Gutenberg

The situation calls not for agitation and jingoism, bit for rare patience, sanity, and self-control.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• fanaticism
• nationalism