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gi
1or gie
[ gee ]
noun
- a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
Gi
2- gilbert; gilberts.
GI
3or G.I.
[ jee-ahy ]
noun
, plural GI's or GIs.
- a member or former member of the U.S. armed forces, especially an enlisted soldier.
adjective
- rigidly adhering to military regulations and practices; regimented; spit-and-polish:
a platoon leader who tried to be more GI than anyone else.
- of a standardized style or type issued by the U.S. armed forces:
GI shoes; GI blankets.
- conforming to the regulations or practices of the U.S. armed forces:
Every recruit must get a GI haircut.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a U.S. enlisted person:
a typical peacetime GI complaint.
verb (used with object)
, GI'd, GI'ing.
- to clean in preparation for inspection:
to GI the barracks.
verb (used without object)
, GI'd, GI'ing.
- to follow military regulations and customs closely; shape up:
You'd better learn to GI if you want to be promoted.
gi.
4abbreviation for
- gill; gills.
G.I.
5abbreviation for
- galvanized iron.
- gastrointestinal.
- general issue.
- government issue.
gi
1the internet domain name for
- Gibraltar
GI
2noun
- GIsGI's a soldier in the US Army, esp an enlisted man
adjective
- conforming to US Army regulations; of standard government issue
GI
3abbreviation for
- gastrointestinal
- glycaemic index
gi
4/ ɡiː /
noun
- a loose-fitting white suit worn in judo, karate, and other martial arts
a karate gi
Gi
5abbreviation for
- gilbert
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gi1
1970–75; shortening of Japanese jūdō-gi jujitsu garb, equivalent to jūdō judo + -gi, combining form of ki to wear
Origin of gi2
1915–20; originally abbreviation of galvanized iron, used in U.S. Army bookkeeping in entering articles (e.g., trash cans) made of it; later extended to all articles issued (as an assumed abbreviation of government issue ) and finally to soldiers themselves
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gi1
C20: abbrev. of government issue
Origin of gi2
from Japanese -gi costume, from ki to wear
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