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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Slang Extremely enthusiastic and dedicated.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. informal, derogatory Very enthusiastic or energetic.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. very enthusiastic and dedicated

Etymologies

  1. From a World War II catachresis of Mandarin gōnghé (工 gōng, work + 合 hé, together), itself an acronym for gōngyè hézuòshè (工業合作社, 工业合作社 Chinese Industrial Cooperative Society). (Wiktionary)
  2. Earlier Gung Ho, motto of certain U.S. Marine forces in Asia during World War II, from Chinese (Mandarin) gōnghé, to work together (short for gōngyèhézuòshè, Chinese Industrial Cooperative Society) : gōng, work + hé, together. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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