gung-ho adjective

/ˌgʌŋˈhəʊ/

/-ˈhoʊ/ adj informal

Definition

extremely enthusiastic about doing something, especially going to war

The film stars Mark Burgess-Ashton as the gung-ho young fighter pilot.

Mrs Parsons had organized the village fête with her customary gung-ho zeal.

(Definition of gung-ho adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to worry

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