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The expression "by Jingo" is apparently a 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 1794, in an English edition of the works of François Rabelais as a translation for the French par Dieu! ("by God!").
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 (cf. "presto"). 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". A claim that the term referred to Empress Jingū has been entirely dismissed.
The chorus of a 1878 song
We don't want to fight but by Jingo if we do,
We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too,
We've fought the Bear before, and while we're Britons true,
The Russians shall not have Constantinople.
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Picking flowers, do you love them or not, it NOT a phrase!
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come to me. lets emabrase
Where does the phrase 'copy that' come from?
Aviation etiquette.
What is the gerund phrase in this sentence Wishing for dreams to come true is only part of the recipe for success?
"Wishing for dreams to come true" is the gerund phrase.
Where did the phrase saving face come from?
I think it's come from evil China.
When was Jingo - novel - created?
Jingo - novel - was created in 1997.
When was Jingo-ji created?
Jingo-ji was created in 824.
When did Jingo Tobimatsu die?
Jingo Tobimatsu died in 1945.
When was Jingo Tobimatsu born?
Jingo Tobimatsu was born in 1883.
What are the release dates for By Jingo - 2014?
By Jingo - 2014 was released on: USA: 2014
When was Jingo de Lunch created?
Jingo de Lunch was created in 1987.
What does Al bi mean in Hebrew?
Al bi has no meaning in Hebrew as a phrase, but as separate words: ahl (על) = "on" bi (בי) = 'in me"
Can you give me sentence using the word jingo?
So my plea is to stop the journalistic jingo and to start to think and report.
What rhymes with Domingo?
dingo, jingo
What is the game jingo?
When you see a car that is the same kind of car you are driving in, you say 'Jingo' and you slap the person next to you. It does not have to be the same color. After a person slaps you and says 'Jingo', you may not slap that person back. You may only slap a person that didn't slap you
Why do imaginary solutions come in pairs?
Yes, they do. If a+bi is a solution, a-bi is also a solution.
What is the title of Terry Pratchett's 21st novel?
Terry Pratchett's 21st novel is "Jingo," which is part of his Discworld series. "Jingo" was published in 1997. It begins with the rising to the surface of the island of Leshp.
