gung ho

gung-ho

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [guhng-hoh]
- /ˈgʌŋˈhoʊ/
- /ˈɡəŋ həʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guhng-hoh]
- /ˈgʌŋˈhoʊ/

Definitions of gung ho words

adjective gung ho wholeheartedly enthusiastic and loyal; eager; zealous: a gung-ho military outfit. 1
adverb gung ho in a successful manner: The business is going gung-ho. 1
adjective gung ho If you say that someone is gung ho, you mean that they are very enthusiastic or eager to do something, for example to fight in a battle. 0
noun gung ho extremely or excessively enthusiastic about something 0
adjective gung ho extremely enthusiastic and enterprising, sometimes to excess 0
adjective gung ho extremely keen to participate in military combat 0

See all 8 definitions of gung ho

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Parts of speech for Gung ho

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gung ho popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for gung ho

adj gung ho

aggressive — An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.
anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
ardent — Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
dedicated — You use dedicated to describe someone who enjoys a particular activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it.
eager — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.

All 16 Synonyms of gung ho