jingo
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈdʒɪŋɡoʊ/
- Offensive
:
jingoísta
- Don't tell me you're looking for a leopard or, by jingo, I'll lock you up.
Examples
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Many jingo advocates rallied in the streets, demanding a more confrontational stance towards rival nations.
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The jingo eagerly supported the government's call for military intervention in the conflict.
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Perhaps when the next great war comes, we may see that sight unprecedented in all history, a jingo.
Blog text (6) -
"We don't want to fight, but, by jingo, if we do,
Fiction book (1994) -
And, by Jingo, that little ripper from the Western plains...
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As a jingo, he believed that his country was always right and should never back down in the face of opposition.
Synonyms
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8.1
A person who wants their country to start a war or use force against other countries
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7.9
A person who strongly believes their country, group or gender is better and is unfair to others
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9.3
A person who strongly supports their country and wants it to attack other countries
A person who strongly supports their country and wants war with other countries
A person who strongly supports their country above all others and refuses to work with other countries
A person who shows strong support for their country often in aggressive ways
Antonyms
How Nationalistic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jingo comes from an 1800s British song where people shouted 'by Jingo!' as a strong cry about fighting for their country. From that shout came the words jingoism and jingoist, so a jingo is someone who loudly supports their country and favors aggressive, warlike foreign policy.