jingo
noun/ˈd͡ʒɪŋ.ɡəʊ/UK/ˈd͡ʒɪŋ.ɡoʊ/US
Etymology
From the minced oath by jingo, which was used in a music hall song, written ca. 1878 by G. W. Hunt, that supported Britain's then belligerent attitude towards Russia. In this context, a euphemism for Jesus, influenced by the meaningless presto-jingo used by conjurors. A connection with the Basque jainko (“god”) has been suggested, but evidence is lacking.
Definitions
One who supports policy favouring war.
- He is the jingo of the universe; he will say, "My cosmos, right or wrong."
- "We are all jingoes now," the New York Sun wrote immediately after the 1898 war, "and the head jingo is the Hon. William McKinley."
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA