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单词 jingo
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Definition of jingo in English:

jingo

nounPlural jingoes ˈdʒɪŋɡəʊˈdʒɪŋɡoʊ
derogatory, dated
  • A vociferous supporter of policy favouring war, especially in the name of patriotism.

    〈旧,主贬〉(尤指以爱国主义名义狂嚣支持好战政策的)沙文主义者

    as modifier the feverish excitement of the jingo crowds
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Over and over, the new American jingoes depict the U.S. as somehow a victim in the international economy.
    • I'm sure the illustration below went down like a Steve Bell cartoon with the jingoes.
    • A jingo is a jingo wherever we meet him, and as far as we are concerned there is no close season for jingoes.
    • Certainly, the leadership of the violent jingo crowds was middle-class.
    • The Olympic Games is a festival of nationalism, a gourmandising 17-day feast of jingo.
    Synonyms
    racist, racialist, ethnocentric, ethnocentrist

Phrases

  • by jingo!

    • dated An exclamation of surprise.

      表示惊讶的感叹词哎呀!天哪!

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Regular folks may not be seeing Westerns much any more, but, by jingo, scholarly folks sure do love to write about 'em.
      • By jingo, I thought, I might actually be good at this.
      • It may not be sexy but, by jingo, there is an air about it that I believe every hard-working, middle-of-the-road New Zealander would agree with.
      • We don't want to fight, but by jingo, if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too.
      • By jingoes I'm looking forward to seeing the footage of what Deep Impact's up to on Monday.
      • By jingo, there are some good stoushes between media and governments at the moment.

Origin

Late 17th century (originally a conjuror's word): by jingo (and the noun sense) come from a popular song adopted by those supporting the sending of a British fleet into Turkish waters to resist Russia in 1878. The chorus ran: ‘We don't want to fight, yet by Jingo! if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, and got the money too’.

  • Originally a word said by conjurors when performing a magic trick, rather like abracadabra, jingo became used more widely in the expression ‘by jingo!’ to show how much in earnest a person was. In 1878 the British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804–81) was determined to send a fleet into Turkish waters to resist Russia. Popular support for his policy included a music-hall song with the chorus: ‘We don't want to fight, yet by Jingo! If we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, and got the money too.’ Jingoism as a word for an aggressive patriotism associated with vociferous support for a policy favouring war appeared in the language in the same year.

Rhymes

bingo, dingo, Domingo, flamingo, gringo, lingo

Definition of jingo in US English:

jingo

nounˈdʒɪŋɡoʊˈjiNGɡō
dated, derogatory
  • A vociferous supporter of policy favoring war, especially in the name of patriotism.

    〈旧,主贬〉(尤指以爱国主义名义狂嚣支持好战政策的)沙文主义者

    as modifier the feverish excitement of the jingo crowds
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm sure the illustration below went down like a Steve Bell cartoon with the jingoes.
    • Over and over, the new American jingoes depict the U.S. as somehow a victim in the international economy.
    • A jingo is a jingo wherever we meet him, and as far as we are concerned there is no close season for jingoes.
    • The Olympic Games is a festival of nationalism, a gourmandising 17-day feast of jingo.
    • Certainly, the leadership of the violent jingo crowds was middle-class.
    Synonyms
    racist, racialist, ethnocentric, ethnocentrist

Phrases

  • by jingo!

    • dated An exclamation of surprise.

      表示惊讶的感叹词哎呀!天哪!

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We don't want to fight, but by jingo, if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too.
      • It may not be sexy but, by jingo, there is an air about it that I believe every hard-working, middle-of-the-road New Zealander would agree with.
      • Regular folks may not be seeing Westerns much any more, but, by jingo, scholarly folks sure do love to write about 'em.
      • By jingo, I thought, I might actually be good at this.
      • By jingo, there are some good stoushes between media and governments at the moment.
      • By jingoes I'm looking forward to seeing the footage of what Deep Impact's up to on Monday.

Origin

Late 17th century (originally a conjuror's word): by jingo (and the noun sense) come from a popular song adopted by those supporting the sending of a British fleet into Turkish waters to resist Russia in 1878. The chorus ran: ‘We don't want to fight, yet by Jingo! if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, and got the money too’.

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