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PRONUNCIATION OF BY JINGO

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WHAT DOES BY JINGO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

By Jingo

The expression "by Jingo" is apparently a minced oath that appeared rarely in print, but which may be traced as far back as to at least the 17th century in a transparent euphemism for "by Jesus". The OED attests the first appearance in 1694, in an English edition of the works of François Rabelais as a translation for the French par Dieu!. The full expression is "By the living Jingo", substituting for the phrase "By the living God". "Living Jingo" refers to a legend attached to St. Gengulphus that after his martyrdom by being hacked to pieces, the pieces animated and hopped out to accuse his murderer. A version of the story appears in the Ingoldsby Legends. The form "by Gingo!" is also recorded in 18th century. The expression "hey Jingo"/"hey Yingo" was also known in the vocabulary of illusionists and jugglers as a cue for magic appearance of objects. Martim de Albuquerque in his 1881 "Notes and Queries" mentions a 1679 printed usage of the expression. Origins have also been claimed for it in languages that would not have been very familiar in the British pub: in Basque, for example, Jinko is a form of the word for "God".

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BY JINGO

by dint of
by ear
by easy stages
by far
by fits and starts
by half
by halves
by hand
by heart
by hook or crook
by Jove
by leaps and bounds
by means of
by nature
by no manner of means
by no means
by numbers
by one´s bootstraps
by reason of
by request

WORDS THAT END LIKE BY JINGO

bingo
camerlingo
Chilpancingo
dingo
Domingo
eringo
Fingo
flamingo
gringo
ingo
jingo
lingo
Mandingo
olingo
pingo
Santo Domingo
stingo

Synonyms and antonyms of by jingo in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «by jingo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BY JINGO

Find out the translation of by jingo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of by jingo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «by jingo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

受极端爱国义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por jingo
570 millions of speakers

English

by jingo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

jingo द्वारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من العصبية القومية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

по ура-патриотов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caramba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Jingo দ্বারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

par jingo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oleh jingo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

von Jingo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

好戦的愛国主義者による
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무모한 강경 외교 론자 에 의해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dening jingo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bởi trời ơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜினோ மூலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जिन्गो द्वारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kimden jingo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

da jingo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przez jingo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

по ура - патріотів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de jingo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

από φιλοπόλεμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deur jingo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

genom jingo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

av jingo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of by jingo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BY JINGO»

The term «by jingo» is normally little used and occupies the 125.052 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BY JINGO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about by jingo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BY JINGO»

Discover the use of by jingo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to by jingo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oh by Jingo: A Life
Their cousin Mark Twain would have enjoyed these stories as much as you will!
David Lampton McKinsey, 2008
2
Imperialism and Popular Culture
The demand for 'By Jingo' in the big socially-mixed halls is indicated by J. B. Booth's record of Macdermott's performances on one evening in London in 1878. 'He was timed for 4.15 p.m. and 8.15 p.m. at the Royal Aquarium, 9.10 p.m. at the  ...
John M. MacKenzie, 1986
3
Songs, by Jingo, sometime a public-school-boy
2. Now they soon make a start, Both with a merry heart, Anxious to play a part In the day's fun. Look for a cabby to Take them to Waterloo; But there is none in view, So they must run ! Then at the ticket place— Wife in a shocking case ! Red is ...
4
By Jingo!: An Alphabet of Animals
Luscious pastel illustrations accompany witty verses to create a beautiful, rollicking A to Z of animals. A picture book both children and adults will just love.
‎2005
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Gunner Jingo's Jubilee
The White Hussars dashed past, followed by Jingo at a steadier pace. " Now, my friend," he thought, " I gave you the lead — you lost it. When a fellow bungles over the first fence, he has to pick himself up. You can't do it for him with the pack in ...
Thomas Bland Strange, 1988
6
Jingo: Stage Adaptation
Slant Dead and buried. So to speak. Vimes (virtuously) I paid mine. Lord Vetinari So let me recap, then. I don't think anyone wants to see two grown nations scrapping over a piece of rock. We don't want to fight, but . . . Rust . . . by jingo, if we do ...
Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs, 2013
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Magic Words: A Dictionary
used when something was ordered to disappear). 'By jingo!' was also used around this Figure 24. Jingo depicted in the form of a sigil, a graphic representation meant to capture the “essence” of the word and channel its magical energy like a ...
Craig Conley, 2008
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
Used in mild oaths : as By Jingo ! or By Jings.[Halliwell :a corruptionofSt. Gingoulph or Gingulphus ;by others fromBasque Jinkoa— God. Cf. Notes andQueries, 2 S. xii. 272,336; 5S.ix. 263,400, x. 7, 96, 456; 6 S. i. 284, ii. 95,157, 176, 335» ^ 78, ...
Anonymous
9
A New Dictionary of Eponyms
JINGO, QIINGOISIVI VVe don't want to fight, But by jingo! if we do VI/'e've got the ships, we've got the men And got the money, too. A jingo is a rabid patriot who favors an aggressive foreign policy for his country. Jingoism is to Britain what ...
Morton S. Freeman, 1997
10
Tales of the Ghost Sword
The next day Saisuke came by Jingo's house again. “C'mon,” he said,“let's go.” “ Where to?” “The Iizuka Dojo in Kamoncho needs a ringer,” Saisuke announced calmly.Jingo's eyes grew wide. A ringer—as the reader will recall—meant ...
Hideyuki Kikuchi, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BY JINGO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term by jingo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
June's unemployment dip means more Americans leaving the …
But by jingo, by crikey, hourly earnings were EXACTLY FLAT. Unemployment is 5.3%. Wages aren't growing. That means there's plenty of slack ... «PBS NewsHour, Jul 15»
2
English votes for English laws has made the the SNP unhappy in …
But threaten to extend privileges already enjoyed by Scots – let others enjoy their perks – and by jingo you're in for a monstering. You will bring ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
'Greece out of cash'
"Threaten to extend privileges already enjoyed by Scots - let others enjoy their perks - and by jingo you're in for a monstering," he observes. «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
Greece, the front line of Putin's new cold war: As 'Grexit' looms, a …
In 1878, jingoism got its first outing when London's music halls echoed to the sentiment 'We don't want to fight but by jingo if we do', before ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
5
A sampling of editorials from Arkansas papers
Either way, by jingo, he was going to do something about it! In a breathless article last week, the New York Times said the bad guys had better ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
6
Celebrated Doctor and Top-Tier Tuba Player Leads His Hot Jazz …
... 24-karat reproduction of the ancient Tin Pan Alley hit, “Oh By Jingo,” sealed with a dramatic invocation of Fats Waller's keyboard fireworks. «WNPR News, Jun 15»
7
Alistair McGowan brings Jimmy Savile back to life in play, QUENTIN …
But with his caricatured Leeds accent, his gaudy wardrobe, his silly haircut and his apparent iconoclasm (though by jingo he knew how to suck ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
8
It's a very long way to Wembley
... a few years ago, but the Beeb were back and if there is a backside to be ripped clean out of it, by jingo, they're just the chaps for the job. «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
9
Winchester to get 'worst deal in Hampshire' from £5m fire service cuts
Nothing changes once again if you vote for the same old party and by jingo, nothing changes. While the country hands over cash to pay for EU ... «Hampshire Chronicle, Jun 15»
10
Dave's like please babes, come to Leeds, I promise we'll never go …
Dave's like, but what team, Mr Messina's like, as many as possible, old thing, looks keen, by jingo. So we go up North & Dave keeps going hello ... «The Guardian, May 15»

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