jingo
/ˈd͡ʒɪŋ.ɡoʊ/noun
jingo is spelled J-I-N-G-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jingo means “One who supports policy favouring war” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jingo is jingos or jingoes.
How many letters and syllables are in jingo?
| Letters | 5: J-I-N-G-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is jingo?
Jingo appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jingo?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɪŋ.ɡəʊ/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɪŋ.ɡoʊ/
Jingo has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jingo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with jingo?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as jingo from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋɡoʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of jingo
- jingos plural
- jingoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jingo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who supports policy favouring war.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jingo come from?
From the minced oath by jingo, which was used in a music hall song, written ca. 1878 by G. W. Hunt, that supported Britain's then belligerent attitude towards Russia. In this context, a euphemism for Jesus, influenced by the meaningless presto-jingo used by conjurors. A connection with the Basque jainko (“god”) has been suggested, but evidence is lacking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).