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gung ho
Inf. enthusiastically in favor of something. Bobby is really gung ho on his plan to start his own company.
gung ho
Also, gung-ho. Extremely enthusiastic or dedicated, as in She was gung ho about her new job. This expression was introduced in 1942 as a training slogan for a U.S. Marine battalion, derived from what an American officer thought were Mandarin Chinese words for "work together." It was actually an abbreviation for the name of Chinese industrial cooperatives.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Cephas | | SEE-fəs (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |
| Dawid | | DAH-veet (Polish) | Polish, Biblical Hebrew |
| Nikkole | | ni-KOL | English (Rare) |
| Estella | | es-TEL-ə | English |
| Sue | | SOO | English |
| Iustinianus | | - | Late Roman |