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jingoistic
[jing-goh-is-tik]
adjective
militantly nationalistic or chauvinistic.
To be against the war in that jingoistic era was considered tantamount to treason.
Other Word Forms
- jingoist noun
- jingoistically adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of jingoistic1
Example Sentences
He’s a jingoistic caricature of benighted American exceptionalism, only now he’s reaching for the light of genuine goodness.
She notes that while a degree of sensationalism is expected as channels compete for viewership, "the jingoistic and irresponsible coverage" of the conflict was unprecedented in its intensity — and unlike anything she had witnessed before.
“The speaking of the Spanish language on Mexican soil can trigger the most jingoistic attitudes,” Nericcio told me, “so why not pave over five centuries of history and call it the Gulf of America?”
The album lives up to the urgent precedent set by peers like Green Day on “American Idiot,” which lambasted the jingoistic culture of the Bush presidency in 2004.
The industry has a history of high-octane patriotic, sometimes jingoistic, films.
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