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Synonyms for gung ho
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : guhng-hoh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌŋˈhoʊ |
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Définition of gung ho
Origin :- also gung-ho, gungho, 1942, slang motto of Carlson's Raiders (2nd Marine Raider Battalion, under Lt. Col. Evans Carlson, 1896-1947), U.S. guerrilla unit operating in the Pacific in World War II, from Chinese kung ho "work together, cooperate." Widely adopted in American English c.1959.
- Borrowing an idea from China, Carlson frequently has what he calls 'kung-hou' meetings .... Problems are threshed out and orders explained. ["New York Times Magazine," Nov. 8, 1942]
- adj full of enthusiasm
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