What is jingo

First Known Use of jingo Interjection , in the meaning defined above Noun , in the meaning defined above. History and Etymology for jingo Interjection probably euphemism for Jesus Noun from the fact that the phrase by jingo appeared in the refrain of a chauvinistic song.

Learn More About jingo. Time Traveler for jingo The first known use of jingo was in See more words from the same year. Statistics for jingo Look-up Popularity. Style: MLA. Get Word of the Day daily email! Princeton's WordNet 0. Wiktionary 5. Webster Dictionary 0. Freebase 0. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary 0. The Nuttall Encyclopedia 2. Suggested Resources 2.

Etymology and Origins 0. Matched Categories Patriot. How to pronounce jingo? Alex US English. David US English. Mark US English. Daniel British. Words form: jingoes. See word origin. One who vociferously supports one's country, especially one who supports a belligerent foreign policy; a chauvinistic patriot.

Of or relating to a chauvinistic patriot. Characterized by chauvinistic patriotism. Words related to jingo belligerent , chauvinist , jingoist , militarist , warmonger , war hawk. How to use jingo in a sentence There's the coach, by Jingo , three bays and a grey—no chance of the box—is this a hat?

Frank Fairlegh Frank E. A Middy of the King Harry Collingwood.