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Meanings of jingo in English

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patrioter

An extreme bellicose nationalist.

patrioter
Usage of jingo in English
1
This roused the jingo devil in us, and we burst into applause.
Tell England / A Study in a Generation
2
By jingo, I believe he would make three bites of a cherry.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5
3
Dr Vaughan said by jingo used to be a brand name.
News.com.au
4
We call it the jingo, and it's supposed to sum up the issue.
Wired
5
I got it right, by jingo! He looked pleased with himself.
American empire: blood and iron
6
He lifted up the cover: it was ducks and green pease, by jingo!
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches
7
Roosevelt said, By jingo, it's always a pleasure for me to come to Kansas.
American empire: blood and iron
8
But a wicked material jingo, who wants facts, not theories.
Marse Henry (Volume 2) / An Autobiography
9
Truth to say, your Uncle Samuel was ever a jingo.
Marse Henry (Volume 2) / An Autobiography
10
By jingo; you are not fond of him, are you?
Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885
11
This is the way to reform us and make us better, is it?-Byjingo!
Six Years in the Prisons of England
12
To me he represents the ignominious pacifist, whereas to him I represent the sabre-rattling jingo.
Nobody's Man
13
I ought to let him sack me, by jingo!
American empire: blood and iron
14
Mere jingo self-contentment is commonest among those who have some pedantic reason for their patriotism.
Orthodoxy
15
By jingo, Moira, you're a stunner and no mistake.
The Valley of the Giants
16
By jingo, that hadn't occurred to me at all.
The Long Chance
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