Gung-ho /ˈɡʌŋˈhoʊ/ is an English term with the current meaning of "enthusiastic" or "overzealous". It is an anglicised pronunciation of "gōng hé" (
工合), which is also sometimes anglicised as "kung-ho". "Gōng hé" is a shortened version of the term "gōngyè hézuòshè" (
工業合作社) or
Chinese Industrial Cooperatives, which was abbreviated as Indusco in English. The two Chinese characters "gōng" and "hé" mean respectively "work" and "together".