- spreadeagleism
spread-eagleism
1> _ам. шовинизм, ура-патриотизм
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
spread-eagle — lit. splayed eagle, 1570, a heraldic term; the figure is that of the seal of the United States (hence spreadeagleism extravagant laudation of the U.S., 1858). Meaning person secured with arms and legs stretched out (originally to be flogged) is… … Etymology dictionary