"gung ho" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɡʌŋˈ.həʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɡʌŋ.ˈhoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-gung ho.oga [General-American] Forms: more gung ho [comparative], most gung ho [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From a catachresis of Mandarin 工合 (gōnghé), interpreted as 工 (gōng, “work”) + 合 (hé, “together”) to mean "to work together", itself an acronym for 工業合作社/工业合作社 (Gōngyè Hézuòshè, “[Chinese] Industrial Cooperative Society”). The interpretation "work together" was created by U.S. Marine Evans Carlson, who was posted in China during the 1930s. It became the motto and nickname of the enthusiastic battalion Carlson commanded, leading to other marines adopting the term to mean "overly enthusiastic". It was popularized in the United States by the 1943 war film Gung Ho!, which profiled the battalion's leadership of the Raid on Makin Island during World War II. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|工合|gōnghé}} 工合 (gōnghé), {{zh-l|工|work}} 工 (gōng, “work”), {{zh-l|合|together}} 合 (hé, “together”), {{zh-l|工業合作社|Gōngyè Hézuòshè|􂀿Chinese􂁀 Industrial Cooperative Society}} 工業合作社/工业合作社 (Gōngyè Hézuòshè, “[Chinese] Industrial Cooperative Society”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} gung ho (comparative more gung ho, superlative most gung ho)
  1. (informal, often derogatory) Overly enthusiastic or energetic. Tags: derogatory, informal, often Translations (overly enthusiastic or energetic): übereifrig (German), overivrig (Norwegian Bokmål), exageradamente entusiasmado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gung_ho-en-adj-j2V2DXv~ Disambiguation of 'overly enthusiastic or energetic': 98 2
  2. (informal, derogatory, military) Cocky; undisciplined; contemptuous of rules. Tags: derogatory, informal Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-gung_ho-en-adj-sOI18uBo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gungho, gung-ho

Alternative forms

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