Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person imbued with chauvinism; a chauvin.
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- adjective pejorative
chauvinistic . - noun pejorative A chauvinistic
person .
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- noun an extreme bellicose nationalist
- noun a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
Etymologies
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Examples
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“I do not mind the reference to my sex, or to being called a chauvinist, but I will not be called a pig!”
Naked Cruelty Colleen McCullough 2010
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He didn't mind being called a chauvinist, but he hated being called Butt.
A Man Called Jesse Casper, K. N. 1998
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Why "chauvinist"? by Biff Elliott on Friday, Jan 16, 2009 at 5: 52: 28 PM just because, but since you asked by Peter Dearman on Saturday, Jan 17, 2009 at 9: 49: 32 AM
Why Israel's Offensive Must Be Considered an Attempt at Genocide 2009
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Kurds were quick to condemn his remarks as "chauvinist".
Asia Times Online 2010
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"chauvinist" shouldn't be here, because it opens up a floodgate of other words ....
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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There's some tweaking of both feminist and male chauvinist canards in the new sketch, which degenerates quickly into a session of gripes and accusations, the women playing absurdist versions of themselves.
Tom Shales reviews tonight's retrospecial,'The Women of "Saturday Night Live"' Tom Shales 2010
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In the book – written by a ghostwriter who conducted 50 hours of interviews with the WikiLeaks chief – Assange says "I may be a chauvinist pig of some sort but I am no rapist."
Wikileaks Chief Julian Assange Claims 'I Am No Rapist' After Released Autobiography 2011
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Menessos was not a male chauvinist like the leadership of the Romanian wæres so blatantly was.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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The plot involves Danny who was born with a nose like an olive, fixes it and tries to fix his life by lying to women just to get laid... and "get laid" is the appropriate terminology, as he is the quintessential chauvinist pig.
Carole Mallory: Jennifer Aniston Just Goes With It Carole Mallory 2011
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Once it was clear that games fell into the purview of electronics, and electronics are for boyz, the demographic was established, and the ad industry was off to the races — spewing purely male, chauvinist, exploitive material down our throats for the next 20 years.
Women Audiences, Women Characters SVGL 2009
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