Definition of jingo
—used as a mild oath usually in the phrase by jingo
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Origin and Etymology of jingo
probably euphemism for Jesus
Examples of jingo in a Sentence
a jingo who thought other countries should automatically follow his country's policies
the often bitter rhetoric between the jingoes and the committed pacifists
Origin and Etymology of jingo
from the fact that the phrase by jingo appeared in the refrain of a chauvinistic song
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