jingoism
the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
Origin of jingoism
1Other words from jingoism
- jin·go·ish, adjective
- jin·go·is·tic [jing-goh-is-tik] /ˌdʒɪŋ goʊˈɪs tɪk/ adjective
Words Nearby jingoism
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How to use jingoism in a sentence
Their jingoism dovetailed with their anti-government views, and some continued to hunt and detain immigrants who had crossed into the country.
The U.S.-Mexico Border Has Long Been a Magnet for Far-Right Vigilantes | Patrick Strickland | February 17, 2022 | TimeThere was a lot of patriotism, a lot of jingoism along with it, and reactionism as well.
The fallout over Clear Channel’s (possibly apocryphal) do-not-play list lasted well past 9/11 | Allison Stewart | October 8, 2021 | Washington PostWhat 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.
But the person authorized to perform the demolition is not Sarah Palin or some other purveyor of junk jingoism.
Not the talk of strategy or politics, munitions or taxation; not the discussions on fiscal costs or boots on the ground jingoism.
It was a culture nibbling on the genial jingoism of Norman Vincent Peale and being made somewhat uncomfortable by Adlai Stevenson.
Visiting China, you are struck, sometimes troubled, by sentiments you hear that come close to jingoism.
The embassy response was a good example of this jingoism on the cheap.
It is however but a cheap substitute for authority, and belongs of right to a rampant jingoism of a past age.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanThe idea hit upon was to turn this jingoism to account in the adaptation, by making Disraeli collaborate with Sardou.
The English Stage | Augustin FilonThe insincere propaganda of jingoism as a mere weapon of attack on the President was diabolic.
The Letters of William James, Vol. II | William JamesThe really bad thing here is the silly wave that has gone over the public mind—protection humbug, silver, jingoism, etc.
The Letters of William James, Vol. II | William JamesThe situation calls not for agitation and jingoism, bit for rare patience, sanity, and self-control.
Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association | Intercollegiate Peace Association
British Dictionary definitions for jingoism
/ (ˈdʒɪŋɡəʊˌɪzəm) /
the belligerent spirit or foreign policy of jingoes; chauvinism
Derived forms of jingoism
- jingoist, noun, adjective
- jingoistic, adjective
- jingoistically, adverb
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Cultural definitions for jingoism
Extreme and emotional nationalism, or chauvinism, often characterized by an aggressive foreign policy, accompanied by an eagerness to wage war.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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