Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "jingo" yana nufin matsananciyar kishin ƙasa, wanda galibi yana da alaƙa da manufofin ƙetare masu zafin gaske da yaƙi, da ɗabi'ar yaƙi ga sauran al'ummomi, da imani da fifikon ƙasarsu ko al'ada. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga wuce gona da iri na nuna kishin ƙasa ko kuma halin neman hanyoyin soja don magance matsaloli. Kalmar ta samo asali ne a Biritaniya a ƙarni na 19, a lokacin tsananin kishin ƙasa da faɗaɗa masarautu, kuma tun daga lokacin aka yi amfani da ita wajen kwatanta irin halaye a wasu ƙasashe.