Jingo

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who vociferously supports one's country, especially one who supports a belligerent foreign policy; a chauvinistic patriot.
  • adj. Of or relating to a chauvinistic patriot.
  • adj. Characterized by chauvinistic patriotism.
  • interjection. Used for emphasis or to express surprise: By jingo, I'm leaving here in spite of the blizzard.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who supports policy favouring war.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A word used as a jocular oath.
  • n. A statesman who pursues, or who favors, aggressive, domineering policy in foreign affairs; a bellicose superpatriot or chavinist.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A name used in the oath “by jingo,” sometimes extended to “by the living jingo”: as, I won't do it, by jingo.
  • n. [capitalized] A member of a section of the Conservative or Tory party in Great Britain which advocated a spirited foreign policy.
  • Belonging or relating to the Jingoes: as, the Jingo policy; Jingo bluster. See I., 2.
  • To force to a certain course of action by the influence of the Jingo spirit, that is, an aggressive bellicose patriotism.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an extreme bellicose nationalist
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    nationalist    patriot   
    Variant
    jingoes   
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