In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
chauvinist, jingoist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, patrioteer
(noun) an extreme bellicose nationalist
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jingoes
plural of jingo
Source: Wiktionary
Jin"go, n.; pl. Jingoes. Etym: [Said to be a corruption of St. Gingoulph.]
1. A word used as a jocular oath. "By the living jingo." Goldsmith.
2. A statesman who pursues, or who favors, aggressive, domineering policy in foreign affairs. [Cant, Eng.]
Note: This sense arose from a doggerel song which was popular during the Turco-Russian war of 1877 and 1878. The first two lines were as follows: -- We don't want to fight, but by Jingo if we do, We 've got the ships, we 've got the men, we 've got the money too.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 May 2025
(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.