jingo
jingo definition
jingo (jiŋ′gō)
noun pl. jingoes -·goes
a person who boasts of his or her patriotism and favors an aggressive, threatening, warlike foreign policy; chauvinist
Etymology: < phr. by jingo in the refrain of a patriotic Brit music-hall song (1878): orig. ? euphemism for Jesus
adjective
of jingoes; jingoistic
Related Forms:
- jingoism jin′·go·ism′ noun, adjective
- jingoist jin′·go·ist noun
- jingoistic jin′·go·is′·tic adjective
- jingoistically jin′·go·is′·ti·cally adverb
jingo Idioms
by jingo!
Informal an exclamation used to indicate strong assertion, surprise, etc.
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