jingo
Example Sentences
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“By jingo, we can get them now,” cried one of the men.
From Literature
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"In a democracy everybody speaks,” said Dad, "so, by jingo, start speaking.”
From Literature
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“High jingo was an untouchable and dad was exactly that. He was untouchable. … He was the go-to guy for abortions, which of course was a felony back then.”
From Fox News
Read between the lines, people, and learn the jingo.
From New York Times
To some extent, Trump’s focus on “making America great again” – a political jingo that in itself contains an element of criticism of the state of the nation – chimes with the UN’s concern about extreme poverty.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.