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Definition of jingo in English: jingonounPlural jingoes ˈdʒɪŋɡəʊˈdʒɪŋɡoʊ derogatory, dated A vociferous supporter of policy favouring war, especially in the name of patriotism. as modifier the feverish excitement of the jingo crowds Example sentencesExamples - Over and over, the new American jingoes depict the U.S. as somehow a victim in the international economy.
- I'm sure the illustration below went down like a Steve Bell cartoon with the jingoes.
- A jingo is a jingo wherever we meet him, and as far as we are concerned there is no close season for jingoes.
- Certainly, the leadership of the violent jingo crowds was middle-class.
- The Olympic Games is a festival of nationalism, a gourmandising 17-day feast of jingo.
Synonyms racist, racialist, ethnocentric, ethnocentrist
Phrases dated An exclamation of surprise. Example sentencesExamples - Regular folks may not be seeing Westerns much any more, but, by jingo, scholarly folks sure do love to write about 'em.
- By jingo, I thought, I might actually be good at this.
- It may not be sexy but, by jingo, there is an air about it that I believe every hard-working, middle-of-the-road New Zealander would agree with.
- We don't want to fight, but by jingo, if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too.
- By jingoes I'm looking forward to seeing the footage of what Deep Impact's up to on Monday.
- By jingo, there are some good stoushes between media and governments at the moment.
Origin Late 17th century (originally a conjuror's word): by jingo (and the noun sense) come from a popular song adopted by those supporting the sending of a British fleet into Turkish waters to resist Russia in 1878. The chorus ran: ‘We don't want to fight, yet by Jingo! if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, and got the money too’. Originally a word said by conjurors when performing a magic trick, rather like abracadabra, jingo became used more widely in the expression ‘by jingo!’ to show how much in earnest a person was. In 1878 the British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804–81) was determined to send a fleet into Turkish waters to resist Russia. Popular support for his policy included a music-hall song with the chorus: ‘We don't want to fight, yet by Jingo! If we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, and got the money too.’ Jingoism as a word for an aggressive patriotism associated with vociferous support for a policy favouring war appeared in the language in the same year.
Rhymes bingo, dingo, Domingo, flamingo, gringo, lingo Definition of jingo in US English: jingonounˈdʒɪŋɡoʊˈjiNGɡō dated, derogatory A vociferous supporter of policy favoring war, especially in the name of patriotism. as modifier the feverish excitement of the jingo crowds Example sentencesExamples - I'm sure the illustration below went down like a Steve Bell cartoon with the jingoes.
- Over and over, the new American jingoes depict the U.S. as somehow a victim in the international economy.
- A jingo is a jingo wherever we meet him, and as far as we are concerned there is no close season for jingoes.
- The Olympic Games is a festival of nationalism, a gourmandising 17-day feast of jingo.
- Certainly, the leadership of the violent jingo crowds was middle-class.
Synonyms racist, racialist, ethnocentric, ethnocentrist
Phrases dated An exclamation of surprise. Example sentencesExamples - We don't want to fight, but by jingo, if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too.
- It may not be sexy but, by jingo, there is an air about it that I believe every hard-working, middle-of-the-road New Zealander would agree with.
- Regular folks may not be seeing Westerns much any more, but, by jingo, scholarly folks sure do love to write about 'em.
- By jingo, I thought, I might actually be good at this.
- By jingo, there are some good stoushes between media and governments at the moment.
- By jingoes I'm looking forward to seeing the footage of what Deep Impact's up to on Monday.
Origin Late 17th century (originally a conjuror's word): by jingo (and the noun sense) come from a popular song adopted by those supporting the sending of a British fleet into Turkish waters to resist Russia in 1878. The chorus ran: ‘We don't want to fight, yet by Jingo! if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, and got the money too’. |