Definition

1. Noun:
   • An extreme bellicose nationalist: A person who expresses aggressive patriotism, often advocating for warlike or confrontational foreign policies. The term typically carries a negative connotation, implying excessive and belligerent national pride.

Usage

• The word "jingo" is used to describe a person whose nationalism is characterized by a readiness or eagerness to go to war. It is often used in political or historical commentary. It is a countable noun (plural: jingoes).

Examples

• Noun:
  • The speech was full of rhetoric that appealed to the jingoes in the crowd.
  • He was criticized as a jingo for his constant calls for military intervention.

Advanced Usage

• "Jingoism" (noun): The related ideology or practice of aggressive nationalism. This is the more common abstract noun.
  • The era was marked by intense jingoism and imperial expansion.
• "Jingoistic" (adjective): Describing attitudes, language, or policies characteristic of a jingo.
  • The newspaper was accused of publishing jingoistic propaganda.

Variants and Related Words

• Jingoism (n): The policy or practice of aggressive nationalism.
• Jingoistic (adj): Having the qualities of a jingo; aggressively patriotic.
• Jingoist (n): Another term for a jingo; an advocate of jingoism.

Synonyms

• Chauvinist: A person displaying excessive or prejudiced loyalty to a group, especially one's own nation.
• Warmonger: A person who seeks to bring about or promote war.
• Nationalist (in its aggressive sense): A person with strong patriotic feelings, especially one who believes in national superiority.

Idioms and Phrases

• "By jingo!": An old-fashioned exclamation expressing surprise, emphasis, or enthusiasm. This is the origin of the term "jingo," stemming from a 19th-century British music-hall song that used the phrase.
  • Well, by jingo, I think we've won! (Note: This idiomatic use is now archaic but is the etymological source for the modern noun.)

Noun

1. an extreme bellicose nationalist