Gung

/ɡʌŋ/ adjective

Used in 'gung-ho,' meaning very eager, enthusiastic, or overly aggressive about something.

From Chinese 'gōnghéyǔ' (工合語), meaning 'work together speech,' borrowed into English during World War II as a Chinese military term. It became 'gung-ho' in American slang for zealous enthusiasm.

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