Jingoism


Main Entry: jin·go·ism

Pronunciation: 'ji[ng]-(")gO-"i-z&m

Function: noun

Date: 1878

: extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy

- jin·go·ist /-ist/ noun or adjective

- jin·go·is·tic /"ji[ng]-gO-'is-tik/ adjective

- jin·go·is·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb 

  



1) In order to have a conducive condition for their activities,

   their media has to create an atmosphere of obssesive

   nationalism and paranoia of foreign elements, jingoism that

   used to work in the 80's and early 90's.



2) "El Nino? Banjir? ini mesti plot US ni"

   "We are too good to be true, that is why other countries

    are jelaous of us and try to sabotage us"

   "We want to build the tallest this and biggest that, longest

    blah blah" when orang kampung are still not developed and

    social ills are rampant.

   "We don't need foreign help, in fact we'll toss some aid to

    our neigbours to prove that we are not hurting"