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WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Jingo (disambiguation)

by jingo!      
an exclamation of surprise.
By Jingo         
MINCED OATH FROM THE 17TH CENTURY
By jingo
The expression by Jingo is a minced oath that appeared rarely in print, but which may be traced as far back as to at least the 17th century in a transparent euphemism for "by Jesus"."Jingo, Online Etymology Dictionary, referring to OED The OED attests the first appearance in 1694, in an English edition of the works of François Rabelais as a translation for the French par Dieu!
Jingo         
·noun A word used as a jocular oath.
II. Jingo ·noun A statesman who pursues, or who favors, aggressive, domineering policy in foreign affairs.

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Jingo

Jingo may refer to:

  • Jingoism, aggressive nationalism
  • Empress Jingū (also Jingū or Jingō), a legendary empress of Japan
  • Jingo (novel), from the Discworld series
  • "Jin-go-lo-ba" or "Jingo", a 1959 song by Babatunde Olatunji, covered by multiple artists
  • Jingo, Kansas, a community in the United States
  • Jingo, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
  • Jingo, the main town on Rossel Island in Papua New Guinea
  • "Jingo", fifth movement of Statements for orchestra by Aaron Copland
  • By Jingo, a minced oath from the 17th century
  • "Oh By Jingo!", a 1919 popular song


Examples of use of by jingo!
1. They come from a music hall song popular during the British–Russian confrontation over Turkey in 1878÷ "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!" People who wanted to go to war against Russia were "Jingoes," which came to mean nationalistic patriots.