GUNG-HO


Meaning of GUNG-HO in English

/ ˌgʌŋ ˈhəʊ; NAmE ˈhoʊ/ adjective

( informal , disapproving ) too enthusiastic about sth, without thinking seriously about it, especially about fighting and war

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WORD ORIGIN

Second World War: from Chinese gōnghé , taken to mean work together and adopted as a slogan by US Marines.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.