jingoism

WOTD – 2 February 2006    

English

Etymology

jingo +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒɪŋɡɘʊɪz(ɘ)m/

Noun

jingoism (countable and uncountable; plural jingoisms)

1. (uncountable) Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism especially with regards to foreign policy.
2. (countable) A jingoistic attitude, comment, etc.

Synonyms

• chauvinism

Related terms

• jingoist
• jingoistic
• jingoistically

Translations

extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 主戰論 (cmn), 主战论 (cmn) (zhǔzhànlùn)

• French: jingoïsme (fr) m
• German: Hurrapatriotismus (de) m, Jingoismus (de) m
• Greek: υπερεθνικοφροσύνη (el) (yperethnikofrosýni) f, υπερεθνικισμός (el) (yperethnikismós) m

• Japanese: 主戦論 (ja) (しゅせんろん, shusenron)
• Kurdish: neteweperistî (ku) f
• Russian: ура-патриотизм (ru) (urá-patriotízm) m, джингоизм (ru) (džingoízm) m
• Spanish: patrioterismo (es) m, jingoísmo (es) m

chauvinism — see chauvinism

See also

• by jingo
• jingo