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What (who) is jingo$41574$ - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Jingo (disambiguation)
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.
jingo
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¦ noun (plural jingoes) dated, chiefly derogatory a vociferous supporter of a patriotic war policy.
Phrases
by jingo! an exclamation of surprise.
Origin
C17 (orig. a conjuror's word): from a popular song adopted by those supporting the sending of a British fleet into Turkish waters to resist Russia in 1878.
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!
Wikipedia
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
