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gung ho

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also mandarin g0nghé

derived from an asian word.

Orgin:Soldier Slang 1940's

to be gungho. meaning to be so psyched out for war. a mentality,thinking you are bullet-proof. your so hyped up and pumped so much. you can't wait to rush in and attack with your fellow soldiers.
"Man.. I was so gungho I ran home telling my mom that I was going to war in Nam like it was a vacation".
gung ho by LEC2 May 8, 2003

gung ho

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to be really excited about something. to really want to do something.
My mom was gung ho about getting the house cleaned up because of the guests.
gung ho by Jason October 5, 2003

Gung Ho

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Original translation was "to strive for harmony" used during WWII originally by the Marine Raiders. Now is used more to mean excited about something.
That marine is Gung Ho about his new assignment
Gung Ho by fireice March 31, 2009

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A person who works very hard, efficient, and fast at a task or job.
Whenever I hire my neighbor's son to work in my yard he is really gung ho.
gung ho by Healthy Guy January 15, 2008

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someone who is very assertive about getting something done
Sam was gung ho about getting those packages on the truck before his shift was over.
gung ho by Gerard Irick July 23, 2009

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1. A prostitute who services a whole gang, or "gung", as the term is pronounced in Jamaican English

2. Any eager individual (see other definitions on this page for etymology)

3. "Gung gung ho" is an emphatic variant of definitions (1) and (2) in their respective senses
1. galang na an git I-n-I a gung ho

2. peter wa gung ho abot teh hol ting

3. me gwaan git me a gung gung ho dis time
gung ho by PRINCE KILOTON July 16, 2008
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