flag-waver

Jingoist at parades

A flag-waver is someone who displays exuberant patriotism, often with implications of excess or superficiality.

The term can be neutral or mildly dismissive depending on context: The rally attracted flag-wavers and skeptics alike.

Flag-waving as a modifier describes conspicuously patriotic gestures or rhetoric: a flag-waving speech about American greatness.

patriot

nationalist

One prioritizing homeland interests

jingoism · allegiance · countryman · compatriot · veteran · homeland · fervor · devotion · duty · honor

supporter

cheerleader

Team spirit performer

enthusiast · champion · backer · promoter · partisan · devotee · follower · adherent · stalwart · believer

rallying

cheer

Joyfulness or encouragement

inspire · mobilize · encourage · stir · energize · arouse · activate · animate · excite · parade

symbolic

banner

Displayed strip with message

colors · pennant · streamer · insignia · badge · signal · semaphore · flourish · display · pageantry

Opposites
patriotic fervor

flag-wavertraitor

One who betrays allegiance

defector · unpatriotic · fifth columnist · turncoat · dissident

NATIONAL vs. GLOBAL LOYALTY

flag-waverinternationalist

Supporter of worldwide cooperation

cosmopolitan · globalist · neutralist · universalist · multiculturalist

IDEALISTIC vs. CYNICAL STANCE

flag-wavercynic

Doubter of good intentions

skeptic · iconoclast · debunker · naysayer · defeatist

Family

wave, flag, wavy, waving, waver, unwavering, flags, wavering, flagged

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G