Jingo Definition

jĭnggō
jingoes
noun
jingoes
A person who boasts of his or her patriotism and favors an aggressive, threatening, warlike foreign policy; chauvinist.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of or relating to a chauvinistic patriot.
American Heritage
Of jingoes; jingoistic.
Webster's New World
interjection
Used for emphasis or to express surprise.
By jingo, I'm leaving here in spite of the blizzard.
American Heritage
idiom
by jingo!
  • an exclamation used to indicate strong assertion, surprise, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Jingo

Noun

Singular:
jingo
Plural:
jingoes

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Jingo

  • by jingo!

Origin of Jingo

  • From the minced oath by jingo, which was used in a music hall song, written ca. 1878 by G. W. Hunt, that supported Britain's then belligerent attitude towards Russia. In this context, a euphemism for Jesus, influenced by the meaningless presto-jingo used by conjurors. A connection with the Basque jainko (“god”) has been suggested, but evidence is lacking.

    From Wiktionary

  • From the phrase by jingo used in the refrain of a bellicose 19th-century English music-hall song from alteration of Jesus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Jingo Sentence Examples

  • So my plea is to stop the journalistic jingo and to start to think and report.

  • As a politician " Labby " was the chartered jester of the House of Commons, but his pungent and somewhat cynical speeches were the expression of highly independent democratic convictions, deeply opposed to all forms of social privilege or Jingo imperialism.

  • Even in what Mr Chamberlain called his "Radical days" he had never supported the "Manchester" view of the value of a colonial empire; and during the Gladstone ministry of1882-1885Mr Bright had remarked that the junior member for Birmingham was the only Jingo in the cabinet - meaning, no doubt, that he objected to the policy of laissez-faire and the timidity of what was afterwards known as "Little Englandism."

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Words Starting With

JJIJIN

Words Ending With

OGONGO

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