gung-ho
adjective /ˌɡʌŋˈhəʊ/
/-ˈhoʊ/ informalDefinition
› extremely enthusiastic about doing something, especially going to war: The film stars Mark Burgess-Ashton as the gung-ho young fighter pilot. Mrs Mahmood had organized the street party with her customary gung-ho zeal.WarExcited, interested and enthusiastic
(Definition of gung-ho adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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