What is "gung ho"

also gung-ho, gungho, 1942, slang motto of Carlson's Raiders (2nd Marine Raider Battalion, under Lt. Col. Evans Carlson, 1896-1947), U.S. guerrilla unit operating in the Pacific in World War II, from Chinese kung ho "work together, cooperate." Widely adopted in American English c.1959.Borrowing an idea from China, Carlson frequently has what he calls 'kung-hou' meetings .... Problems are threshed out and orders explained. ["New York Times Magazine," Nov. 8, 1942]

a. (context informal derogatory English) Very enthusiasm or energy.

adj. very enthusiastic and dedicated

Gung Ho is an album by Patti Smith, released March 21, 2000 on Arista Records. The song "New Party" was used as the official song for the 2000 Ralph Nader's presidential campaign. The song " Glitter in Their Eyes" was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 2001.

The record was included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000".

This is the first Patti Smith album to not include Smith on the cover (it was, instead, a picture of her father, Grant Smith).

Gung Ho is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton and Gedde Watanabe. The story portrayed the takeover of an American car plant by a Japanese corporation (although the title is an Americanized Chinese expression, for "work" and "together").

The film was rated PG-13 in the US and certified 15 in the UK. Most of the movie was filmed on location in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area with additional scenes shot in Tokyo and Argentina.

Gung Ho is a television series based on the 1986 film of the same name. The series aired on ABC during the 1986-87 season.