spread-eagleism

noun

spread-ea·​gle·​ism

-əˌlizəm

plural -s

: bombastic and vainglorious boasting of the greatness of the U.S. : superpatriotism, flag-waving

resorted to some old-fashioned spread-eagleism and even demagoguery

—W. G. Carleton

Word History

Etymology

spread eagle + -ism

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