gung-ho

1:Incredibly enthusiastic, zealous and dedicatedUse of Mandarin expression g¨­ngh¨¦ (to work together) or g¨­ngy¨¨h¨¦zu¨°sh¨¨, the Chinese Industrial Cooperative Society. Originally used during WWII by US Marines Lt.Col. Evans F. Carlson to describe the enthusiasm and dedication of the Chinese soldiers and to encourage his batallion (Second Raider Batallion) to have the same attitude towards their wartime duties. 2:Used to describe someone who is overly enthusiastic on the topic of war



gung-ho
A borrowing from Chinese used in English as an adjective meaning 'enthusiastic'.
Example:
She was absolutely gung-ho when she got to know that Tool have just dropped a new album.


gung ho
Really insanely enthusiastic about a task, sport, hobby etc.
Example:
I like my work but I'm not too gung ho about putting in all that overtime. Eight hours a day is enough. After that my brain is toast.


gung ho
also mandarin g0nghé

derived from an asian word.

Orgin:Soldier Slang 1940's

to be gungho. meaning to be so psyched out for war. a mentality,thinking you are bullet-proof. your so hyped up and pumped so much. you can't wait to rush in and attack with your fellow soldiers.
Example:
"Man.. I was so gungho I ran home telling my mom that I was going to war in Nam like it was a vacation".


Gung Ho
Original translation was "to strive for harmony" used during WWII originally by the Marine Raiders. Now is used more to mean excited about something.
Example:
That marine is Gung Ho about his new assignment


gung ho
1. A prostitute who services a whole gang, or "gung", as the term is pronounced in Jamaican English

2. Any eager individual (see other definitions on this page for etymology)

3. "Gung gung ho" is an emphatic variant of definitions (1) and (2) in their respective senses
Example:
1. galang na an git I-n-I a gung ho

2. peter wa gung ho abot teh hol ting

3. me gwaan git me a gung gung ho dis time


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