Definition of "flag-waving" []

• Excessive or fanatical patriotism; chauvinism. (noun)

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• "Both ITV and the Beeb devoted rather too much time to the flag-waving hordes outside."
• "The latest report coincides with a massive pro-Assad demonstrations today in the capital, Damascus, where thousands of flag-waving Syrians jammed the central square."
• "Thousands of flag-waving fans flocked to Tokyo's Narita Airport Tuesday to welcome Japan's women's football soccer players on their return home as the nation's first World Cup champions."