gung

gung ho

Inf. enthusiastically in favor of something. Bobby is really gung ho on his plan to start his own company.

gung-ho

(informal)

too eager to do something, often without thinking about the risks involved in a situation Our new salesman is rather gung-ho. I'm not sure I approve of my bank's gung-ho approach to lending. (American informal)

gung ho

Also, gung-ho. Extremely enthusiastic or dedicated, as in She was gung ho about her new job. This expression was introduced in 1942 as a training slogan for a U.S. Marine battalion, derived from what an American officer thought were Mandarin Chinese words for "work together." It was actually an abbreviation for the name of Chinese industrial cooperatives.

gung-ho

(ˈgəŋˈho)

mod. zealous; enthusiastic. We’re really gung-ho about the possibilities of this product.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cleveland	KLEEV-lənd	English
Fotios	-	Greek
Avril	av-REEL (French), AV-ril (English)	French (Rare), English (Rare)
Mnason	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Farley	['fɑ:li]
Gebhard	-	German, Ancient Germanic