jingo

jin·go

 (jĭng′gō)

n. pl. jin·goes

One who vociferously supports one's country, especially one who supports a belligerent foreign policy; a chauvinistic patriot.

adj.

1. Of or relating to a chauvinistic patriot.

2. Characterized by chauvinistic patriotism.

interj.

Used for emphasis or to express surprise: By jingo, I'm leaving here in spite of the blizzard.

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

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jin′go·ish adj.

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jingo

(ˈdʒɪŋɡəʊ)

n, pl -goes

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a loud and bellicose patriot; chauvinist

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) jingoism

3. by jingo an exclamation of surprise

[C17: originally perhaps a euphemism for Jesus; applied to bellicose patriots after the use of by Jingo! in the refrain of a 19th-century music-hall song]

ˈjingoish adj

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jin•go

(ˈdʒɪŋ goʊ)

n., pl. -goes.

a person who professes belligerent patriotism.

[from the phrase by Jingo in a political song supporting use of British forces against Russia in 1878]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jingo - an extreme bellicose nationalist flag-waver, hundred-percenter, jingoist, patrioteer, chauvinist nationalist, patriot - one who loves and defends his or her country

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Translations

jingo

[ˈdʒɪŋgəʊ] N (jingoes (pl)) (pej) → patriotero/a m/f
by jingo! → ¡caramba!

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jingo

n pl <-es>

→ Hurrapatriot(in), Chauvinist(in) m(f)

(dated inf) by jingo! → Tod und Teufel! (old), → Teufel, Teufel! (inf)

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