2007-12-05 21:53:13 · 5 answers · asked by seaturtle36 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Courtesy of the Urban Dictionary:
"Gun ho"
What the linguistically challenged mistake for "gung ho."
"i was on the interweb and this guy was all talkin' about people being 'gun ho'. which is odd. because no one says that."
gung-ho
1:Incredibly enthusiastic, zealous and dedicated
Use of Mandarin expression g¨ngh¨¦ (to work together) or g¨ngy¨¨h¨¦zu¨°sh¨¨, the Chinese Industrial Cooperative Society. Originally used during WWII by US Marines Lt.Col. Evans F. Carlson to describe the enthusiasm and dedication of the Chinese soldiers and to encourage his batallion (Second Raider Batallion) to have the same attitude towards their wartime duties.
2: Used to describe someone who is overly enthusiastic on the topic of war
1: Joe is gung-ho about legalising marajuana in his country.
2: George W. Bush is GUNG-HO in his attitudes toward the Iraq war
2007-12-06 01:10:54 · answer #1 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word gung ho comes from Mandarin Chinese gÅnghé, “to work together,” which was used as a motto by the Chinese Industrial Cooperative Society.
2007-12-06 05:57:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's gung ho. It's from the hardworking ethic of the Chinese rairoad workers who helped build America's first transcontinental roalroad.
2007-12-06 05:56:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's japanese and brought back, most likely either just before WW2 or while we were in occupation, like right after from 1946-1950s.
2007-12-06 09:39:23 · answer #4 · answered by blackjack432001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.reference.com/search?q=gung%20ho
2007-12-06 05:56:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋