I. ˈjiŋ(ˌ)gō interjection
Etymology: probably euphemism for Jesus
— used formerly as an exclamation by conjurers when producing something by sleight of hand; now used as a mild oath usually in the phrase by jingo
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: from Jingo supporter of the British belligerent attitude toward Russia in 1878, from jingo (I) ; from the fact that the phrase by jingo appeared in the refrain of a chauvinistic song sung by the Jingoes
: one characterized by jingoism : a clamorous and belligerent chauvinist
jingoes clamored for war — Ethel Drus
III. adjective
: of or relating to a jingo : marked by jingoism
a jingo nationalism