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flag-waving
[flag-wey-ving]
noun
an ostentatiously emotional display of patriotism or factionalism.
flag-waving
noun
informal
an emotional appeal or display intended to arouse patriotic or nationalistic feeling
( as modifier )
a flag-waving speech
Other Word Forms
- ˈڱ-ˌɲ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of flag-waving1
Example Sentences
Sheinbaum has neither endorsed nor criticized the flag-waving, but she has expressed dismay at one widely distributed image — of a shirtless L.A. protester brandishing a Mexican flag as he stands atop a burned-out car.
Skimpy costumes, wacky performances and furious flag-waving... it can only be Eurovision.
self-respecting, MAGA-hat-wearing Trump fanatic wouldn’t pay good money to watch live performances by antler-wearing, U.S. flag-waving, pardoned revolutionaries at the rebranded January 6 Coliseum: Where Medieval Times Meets Modern Politics?
President Trump’s threats of a trade war and bringing Canada into the U.S. fold have created awkward moments for Americans living north of the border and made Canadians flag-waving patriots.
"I won't give up," she told thousands of flag-waving supporters in Place Vauban, close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday.
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