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flag-waving
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flag-wav·ing (flgwvng)
n.
Excessive or fanatical patriotism; chauvinism.

flag-waver n.

flag-waving
Noun
Informal an emotional appeal to patriotic feeling
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Adj.1.flag-wavingflag-waving - fanatically patriotic                
patriotic, loyal - inspired by love for your country


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And unlike Hollywood's batch of black-and-white flag-wavers from the early '40s, this recent rush of cinematic battle cries brings us up close and personal to the carnage and mayhem of war.
Near Midway Airport along Highway 43 (Harlem Avenue) and 93rd Street, the usually quiet, middle-class suburb of Bridgeview hosted endless parades of flag-topped vehicles in raucous profusion, while flag-wavers flanked the road in clusters.
 
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