jingoistic

[jing-goh-is-tik]

adjective

1. militantly nationalistic or chauvinistic.

   To be against the war in that jingoistic era was considered tantamount to treason.

Other Word Forms

• jingoist noun
• jingoistically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of jingoistic¹

jingo(ism) ( def. ) + -istic ( def. )

Example Sentences

“The Night of the Iguana” takes place in a sleepy, seaside Mexican village in 1940, just as Hitler’s Germany was advancing on Europe and Japan was plotting similar jingoistic pursuits on its own front.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s a jingoistic caricature of benighted American exceptionalism, only now he’s reaching for the light of genuine goodness.

From Salon

She notes that while a degree of sensationalism is expected as channels compete for viewership, "the jingoistic and irresponsible coverage" of the conflict was unprecedented in its intensity — and unlike anything she had witnessed before.

From BBC

“The speaking of the Spanish language on Mexican soil can trigger the most jingoistic attitudes,” Nericcio told me, “so why not pave over five centuries of history and call it the Gulf of America?”

From Los Angeles Times

The album lives up to the urgent precedent set by peers like Green Day on “American Idiot,” which lambasted the jingoistic culture of the Bush presidency in 2004.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• loyal 
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