jingoistic

American  

[jing-goh-is-tik] / ˌdʒɪŋ goʊˈɪs tɪk /

adjective

1. militantly nationalistic or chauvinistic.

   To be against the war in that jingoistic era was considered tantamount to treason.

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Other Word Forms

• jingoist noun
• jingoistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of jingoistic

jingo(ism) ( def. ) + -istic ( def. )

Example Sentences

“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?”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

In recent years, the party has worked to shed its image as a bastion of jingoistic “Little Englanders” and to attract a more diverse membership.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023

“Not a jingoistic, blinkered sense of pride,” he said.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023

This is true, as cultural critic Laurent Dubois notes, even among fans that are not jingoistic or nationalistic in any other environment.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2022

The press is almost universally jingoistic, because it is financially interested in sensationalism.

From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)

Related Words

• loyal
• nationalistic