flag-waving

(flagwāv′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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See flag-waving in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Excessive or fanatical patriotism; chauvinism.

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  • flagˈ-wavˌer noun

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