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gung-ho

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gung-ho /gʌŋˈhəʊ/

▶adjective unthinkingly enthusiastic and eager, especially about taking part in fighting or war.

– origin Second World War: from Chin. gōnghé, taken to mean ‘work together’ and adopted as a slogan by US Marines.

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