flag-waving

[ flag-wey-ving ]

noun

1. an ostentatiously emotional display of patriotism or factionalism.

flag-waving

noun

1. informal.
   1. an emotional appeal or display intended to arouse patriotic or nationalistic feeling
   2. ( as modifier )

      a flag-waving speech

Derived Forms

• ˈflag-ˌwaver, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flag-waving¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Related Words

• loyalty
• nationalism