jingoistic

American  

[jing-goh-is-tik] / ˌdʒɪŋ goʊˈɪs tɪk /

adjective

1. militantly nationalistic or chauvinistic.

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

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Other Word Forms

• jingoist noun
• jingoistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of jingoistic

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

Example Sentences

“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

What the squad subsequently encounters feels like several strains of global terrorism reconfigured into a jingoistic theme park.

From New York Times

“I’m more conservative, but I’m not a typical Colonel Blimp,” Munger said in 1996, referring to the jingoistic, reactionary British cartoon character.

From Los Angeles Times

In recent years, the party has worked to shed its image as a bastion of jingoistic “Little Englanders” and to attract a more diverse membership.

From Seattle Times

The tension between that jingoistic narrative of the war and the grim realities of coping with soldiers’ deaths is an especially acute phenomenon in small villages.

From New York Times

Related Words

• loyal
• nationalistic