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chauvinist

The origin and history of chauvinist.

Etymology

Named after Nicolas Chauvin, a (possibly legendary) French soldier famous for his fanatical devotion to Napoleon; the word later broadened from extreme patriotism to any excessive, biased loyalty, especially "male chauvinist" for sexist men.

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