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jingo::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chauvinist, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, jingoist, patrioteer |
| Type of | nationalist, patriot |
Examples of jingo
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All of wrapped in the kind of jingo rubbish that would nauseate even Tiny Tim.
From the guardian.co.uk
Is it just to grab the jingo-Yahoos for the primaries, or does he mean it ?
From the economist.com
Unlike the thoughtless and intolerant herd, I do not take the jingo-riddled path of flag waving.
From the economist.com
By jingo I'm excited about this game.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Music snobbery, which Alexandra Molotkow writes about in this week's Riff column, has, like a lot of subcultures, a jingo-laden, elitist downside.
From the 6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com
He was an American original-a brilliant actor who played the aristocratic warrior or the cussing, jingo-spouting brute, depending on his audience.
From the time.com
Still, you don't have to be a jingo patriot to feel somewhat annoyed by the recent comments by the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy with respect to living American writers.
From the denverpost.com
Billy Liar doesn't sell too much of that kind of rose-tinted view of England, thank Gawd, but by jingo, some of the reminiscences recounted in this blog have been.
From the guardian.co.uk
The proper approach to a script that veers toward jingoism is to take out the jingo, not to leave it intact and then offer an abject apology at the end, which seems to have been Berg's solution.
From the theatlantic.com
- Chauvinist: an extreme bellicose nationalist
- Jingo is the 21st novel by Terry Pratchett, one of his Discworld series. It was published in 1997.
- One who supports policy favouring war
