jingo Definition
jingo (jiŋ′gō)
noun pl. -·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
jingo Related Forms
jin′·go·ism′ noun, adjective
jin′·go·ist noun
jin′·go·is′·tic adjective
jin′·go·is′·ti·cally adverb
jingo Idioms
by jingo!
Informal an exclamation used to indicate strong assertion, surprise, etc.
jingo Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
journalistic: So my plea is to stop the journalistic jingo and to start to think and report.

