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.

Other Word Forms

• jingoish adjective
• jingoistic adjective
• jingoist noun
• jingoistically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of jingoism¹

First recorded in 1875–80; jingo + -ism

Example Sentences

The fear is patriotism will veer into jingoism in the galleries.

From BBC

Suede quickly dissociated from Britpop when it curdled into something the band couldn’t recognize; something that, to the group, resembled a kind of jingoism.

From Los Angeles Times

It delivered that action, but then surrounded it with a merciless satire, in which a futuristic authoritarian government uses propaganda and jingoism to convince its youth to die cheerfully for the flag.

From New York Times

But the Espionage Act itself is a horrid law—a relic of World War I jingoism—that has historically been used to persecute political dissidents and whistleblowers and aggregate power in the national security establishment.

From Salon

That lends more than a touch of jingoism to this otherwise amusing, mechanistic parlor trick, which builds to a surge of emotion that might make your heart sink or soar.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fanaticism 
• nationalism