When people get a little too gung-ho about-
wait. cancel post. gung-ho cannot be English. where did that phrase come from? China?
ok, yes. gĆnghĂ©, which isâŠan abbreviation for âindustrial cooperativeâ? Like it was just a term for a worker-run organization? A specific U.S. marine stationed in China interpreted it as a motivational slogan about teamwork, and as a commander he got his whole battalion using it, and other U.S. marines found those guys so exhausting that it migrated into English slang with the meaning âoverly enthusiasticâ.
ThatâsâŠwild. What was I talking about?


















