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Noun: jingoism  'jing-gow,i-zum
  1. An appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
    - flag waving
     
  2. Fanatical patriotism
    - chauvinism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism

Derived forms: jingoisms

Type of: demagoguery, demagogy, nationalism, patriotism

Encyclopedia: Jingoism