chauvinism
chau·vin·ism / ˈshōvəˌnizəm/ • n. exaggerated or aggressive patriotism. ∎ excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for one's own cause, group, or gender: a bastion of male chauvinism.ORIGIN: late 19th cent.: named after Nicolas Chauvin, a Napoleonic veteran noted for his extreme patriotism, popularized as a character by the Cogniard brothers in Cocarde Tricolore (1831).
Chauvinism
104. Chauvinism (See also Bigotry, Patriotism.)
- Chauvin, Nicolas soldier who passionately admired Napoleon; whence, ultranationalism. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 518]
- Helmer, Torvald treats wife Nora as an inferior being. [Nor. Lit.: A Doll’s House ]
- Jingo legendary second-century empress of Japan, victorious invader of Korea and hence the conjectural eponym of jingoism. [Jap. Hist.: EB (1963) XIII, 69]
- Jingoes nickname of 19th-century English pro-war party. [Br. Hist.: EB (1963) XIII, 69]
- male chauvinist pig denigrating designation for a man who treats women as inferiors. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.]
chauvinism
chauvinism bellicose patriotism. XIX. — F. chauvinisme, f. name of Nicolas Chauvin, a veteran of the First Republic and Empire, noted for demonstrative patriotism, and popularized as the name of a character in ‘La Cocarde tricolore’ (1831) by the brothers Cogniard; see -ISM.
chauvinism
chauvinism exaggerated or aggressive patriotism; excessive or prejudiced support or loyalty for one's own cause, group, or sex. The word dates from the late 19th century and is named after Nicolas Chauvin, a Napoleonic veteran noted for his extreme patriotism, popularized as a character by the Cogniard brothers in Cocarde Tricolore (1831).
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