Gunga din
(1890) A poem by Rudyard Kipling about the native water carrier for a British regiment in India.
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[guhng-hoh] /ˈgʌŋˈhoʊ/ Informal. adjective 1. wholeheartedly enthusiastic and loyal; eager; zealous: a gung-ho military outfit. adverb 2. in a successful manner: The business is going gung-ho. Extremely enthusiastic or zealous: “He was gung-ho about going on a vacation to the beach.”
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[guhngk] /gʌŋk/ noun, Informal. 1. any sticky or greasy residue or accumulation: gunk on the oil filter. /ɡʌŋk/ noun 1. (informal) slimy, oily, or filthy matter n. 1949, “viscous substance,” American English, apparently from Gunk, trademark for a thick liquid soap patented 1932 by A.F. Curran Co. of Malden, Mass. noun [1932+; fr a trademark, […]