gung ho
Raring to go
Gung ho describes excessive or unquestioning enthusiasm, especially for military action or aggressive approaches: The new recruits were gung ho about combat.
The term often carries a slightly mocking tone, suggesting eagerness that outpaces judgment: He's gung ho about the merger, but has he read the financials?
Originally American military slang from World War II.
Intensely wanting something
- zealousPassionately eager and active
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
avid · keen · motivated · excited · energetic · spirited · exuberant · animated
Jointly operated enterprise
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- collectiveJointly organized group
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- working togetherActing in concert
all hands · pulling together · solidarity · joint effort · team spirit · synergy · pitching in · rallying
Naval infantry soldiers
- WWII1939-45 global conflict
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- infantryGround combat troops
- commandoSpecial operations soldier
Carlson · esprit de corps · morale · combat · mission · unit cohesion · platoon · warfare
Excessively fervent or eager
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- foolhardyRecklessly bold
- brashOffensively self-assertive
hasty · rash · impulsive · aggressive · overconfident · careless · unrestrained · heedless
eager
Intensely wanting something
- zealousPassionately eager and active
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
ardent · avid · keen · motivated · excited · energetic · spirited · exuberant · animated · vigorous
cooperative
Jointly operated enterprise
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- collectiveJointly organized group
- unityWholeness through cohesion
working together · all hands · pulling together · solidarity · joint effort · team spirit · synergy · pitching in · rallying · united front
marines
Naval infantry soldiers
Carlson · commando · esprit de corps · morale · combat · mission · unit cohesion · platoon · warfare · officer
overzealous
Excessively fervent or eager
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- foolhardyRecklessly bold
brash · hasty · rash · impulsive · aggressive · overconfident · careless · unrestrained · heedless · bulldozing
- Chinese loanwordsdim sum, kung fu, feng shui, tai chi, yin yang
- military slangFUBAR, hoorah, devil dog, SNAFU, GI
- East Asian Culturechopsticks, yin and yang, tea ceremony, origami, qi
- anticipationanticipating, expectation, expectancy, expecting, awaiting
- mood idiomsbad mood, black mood, dark mood, foul mood, in a mood
- Vietnam WarVietnam War, Vietnam, Tet Offensive, My Lai Massacre, Viet Cong
gung hounenthusiastic
Without eagerness or passion
reluctant · apathetic · indifferent · halfhearted · lukewarm
gung hocautious
Careful to avoid risk
hesitant · tentative · wary · circumspect · guarded
gung houncommitted
Not bound to anything
ambivalent · noncommittal · detached · aloof · dispassionate