flag-waver

Variant of flag-waving

flag-waving definition

flag·-waving (flag′wāv′iŋ)

noun

  1. an effort to arouse intense patriotic or nationalist feelings by a deliberate appeal to the emotions
  2. a conspicuous show of patriotism

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