gung ho

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (derogatory, informal, often) Overly enthusiastic or energetic.
2. (derogatory, informal) Cocky; undisciplined; contemptuous of rules.

Sinonieme

ablaze

agog

anxious

ardent

avid

big

dying

eager

raring

solicitous

spirited

yeasty

zealous

zestful

Vertalings

entusiasmado

empolgado

çok istekli

hevesli

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡʌŋˈ.həʊ/

Etimologie (Engels)

From a catachresis of Mandarin 工合 (gōnghé), an acronym for 工業合作社 /工业合作社 (gōngyè hézuòshè, “[Chinese] Industrial Cooperative Society”), as 工 (gōng, “work”) + 合 (“together”), literally “to work together”. 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.