Other Words from jingoism

jingoist \ ˈjiŋ-(ˌ)gō-ist

\ noun or adjective

jingoistic \ ˌjiŋ-gō-ˈi-stik

\ adjective

jingoistically \ ˌjiŋ-gō-ˈi-sti-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

Jingoism Got Its Start in the 19th Century

Jingoism originated during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, when many British citizens were hostile toward Russia and felt Britain should intervene in the conflict. Supporters of the cause expressed their sentiments in a music-hall ditty with this refrain: We don't want to fight, yet by jingo if we do,

We've got the ships, we've got the men,
We've got the money, too!

Someone holding the attitude implied in the song became known as a jingo or jingoist, and the attitude itself was dubbed jingoism. The jingo in the tune is probably a euphemism for Jesus.

Examples of jingoism in a Sentence

When the war began many people were caught up in a wave of jingoism. his loudmouthed jingoism will not win us any foreign allies

Recent Examples on the Web Patriotism — the genuine kind, not jingoism or boobery. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Feb. 2022 There was more than simple jingoism at play in that reaction. — New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022 The idea was to wrap independently popular industrial policy in the language of great power rivalry—or, in other words, to offer Republicans some jingoism in exchange for their support for green-ish manufacturing. — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 10 June 2021 There was a lot of patriotism, a lot of jingoism along with it, and reactionism as well. — Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2021 By promoting heartiness, group-think, and rabid jingoism above all else, these elite educational institutions systematically destroy individuality and imagination. — Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books, 28 May 2020 Sometimes that meant a focus on joy and making sure everyone had a good time, but sometimes that resulted in jingoism and Islamophobia. — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2021 Sour Prom’s teenage jingoism means one thing: hegemony. — Armond White, National Review, 21 July 2021 In a rebuke of the post-tragedy jingoism sweeping the country, its frontman wrote a blistering open letter decrying the drums of war already beating within our government. — Jeremy Gordon, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2021

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