flag-waving

[flag-wey-ving]

noun

1. an ostentatiously emotional display of patriotism or factionalism.

flag-waving

noun

1. informal

   1. an emotional appeal or display intended to arouse patriotic or nationalistic feeling

   2. ( as modifier )

      a flag-waving speech

Other Word Forms

• flag-waver noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flag-waving¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Related Words

• loyalty 
• nationalism