flag waving
/flæɡ ˈweɪvɪŋ/
noun
- The act or practice of showing strong, often excessive, patriotic or nationalistic feelings.
- Some people enjoy flag-waving at sports events, while others find it overdone.
- The event was more about flag-waving than about discussing real issues.
- The newspaper accused the government of using flag-waving to distract from problems.
adjective
- Showing strong, often excessive, patriotic or nationalistic feelings, especially in a public or political way.
- The rally had a flag-waving atmosphere that made some visitors uncomfortable.
- Her flag-waving comments during the debate were criticized as being too extreme.
- The movie ended with a flag-waving scene that brought the audience to its feet.
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