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JINGO
Definition of JINGO
noun
One who supports policy favouring war.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the minced oath by jingo, which was used in a music hall song, written ca. 1878 by G. W. Hunt, that supported Britain's then belligerent attitude towards Russia. In this context, a euphemism for Jesus, influenced by the meaningless presto-jingo used by conjurors. A connection with the Basque jainko (“god”) has been suggested, but evidence is lacking.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, JINGO · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JINGO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 192 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JINGO starts with J and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read GIJNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JINGO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found JINGO?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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