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–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.

Also, gie.

[Origin: 1970–75; shortening of Japn jūdō-gi jujitsu garb, equiv. to jūdō judo + -gi, comb. form of ki to wear

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Audio Help [jee-ahy] Pronunciation Key noun, plural GI's or GIs, adjective, verb, GI'd, GI'ing.

–noun

1.	a member or former member of the U.S. armed forces, esp. an enlisted soldier.

–adjective

2.	rigidly adhering to military regulations and practices; regimented; spit-and-polish: a platoon leader who tried to be more GI than anyone else.

3.	of a standardized style or type issued by the U.S. armed forces: GI shoes; GI blankets.

4.	conforming to the regulations or practices of the U.S. armed forces: Every recruit must get a GI haircut.

5.	of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a U.S. enlisted person: a typical peacetime GI complaint.

–verb (used with object)

6.	to clean in preparation for inspection: to GI the barracks.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to follow military regulations and customs closely; shape up: You'd better learn to GI if you want to be promoted.

Also, G.I.

[Origin: 1915–20; orig. abbr. 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 abbrev. of government issue) and finally to soldiers themselves

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gilbert; gilberts.

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gi.

gill; gills.

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G.I.

1.	galvanized iron.

2.	gastrointestinal.

3.	general issue.

4.	government issue.

Also, GI, g.i.

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gi or gi.
abbr. gill (liquid measure)

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GI¹ Audio Help   (jē'ī') Pronunciation Key
n.   An enlisted person in or a veteran of any of the U.S. armed forces, especially a person enlisted in the army.

adj.

Relating to or characteristic of an enlisted person.
Conforming to or in accordance with U.S. military regulations or procedures.
Issued by an official U.S. military supply department.

adv. In strict accordance with military regulations or practices.

tr.v. GI'd, GI'ing, GI's Slang
To clean (barracks, for example) thoroughly for or as if for an inspection.

[From abbreviation of galvanized iron (applied to trash cans, etc.), later reinterpreted as government issue.]

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GI²
abbr.

galvanized iron
gastrointestinal
general issue
Government Issue

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gill² Audio Help (jĭl) Pronunciation Key
n. Abbr. gi or gi.

A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to ¹/₄ of a pint or four ounces (118 milliliters).
A unit of volume or capacity, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to ¹/₄ of a British Imperial pint (142 milliliters). See Table at measurement.

[Middle English gille, from Old French, wine measure, from Late Latin gillō, vessel for cooling liquids.]

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Gov·ern·ment Issue Audio Help (gŭv'ərn-mənt) Pronunciation Key
n. Abbr. GI
Something, such as military equipment, that is issued by a government.

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gi
adjective
1.	of or relating to the stomach and intestines; "a gastrointestinal disorder" [syn: gastrointestinal]
noun
1.	a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns [syn: gilbert]
verb
1.	clean in preparation for inspection; "the soldiers GIed the barracks" [syn: G.I.]