See Also: chauvinism(dictionary)
chauvinism(dictionary)

chauvinism (iou)



chauvinism noun. Also Chauvinism. L19.
[French chauvinisme, formed as CHAUVINIST: see -ISM.]
The state or quality of being a chauvinist; chauvinistic feeling or behaviour; an instance of this.
male chauvinism: see MALE adjective & noun. social chauvinism: see SOCIAL adjective.
B. Cottle American hurricanes were always given women's names, a blatant piece of chauvinism.