jingoism /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡəʊɪz(ə)m/ noun3 •Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy.Soviet reports today on the British victory in the Falkland Islands said a “new flare-up of jingoism” in Britain obscured the fact that the problem was far from solved. — 1982 •A jingoistic attitude, comment, etc. •Chauvinism. formsjingoisms