Gi Definition
jēī
gis
abbreviation
Gastrointestinal.
Webster's New World
Gill(s)
Webster's New World
Galvanized iron.
American Heritage
General issue.
Webster's New World
Gastrointestinal.
Webster's New World
noun
Any member of the U.S. armed forces; esp., an enlisted soldier.
Webster's New World
A martial arts uniform.
Wiktionary
adjective
Galvanized iron [a GI can]
Webster's New World
Of or characteristic of the U.S. armed forces or their personnel.
A GI haircut.
Webster's New World
Now, government issue.
Webster's New World
Inclined to a strict observance of military regulations and customs.
A captain who is very GI.
Webster's New World
Issued by an official US military supply department.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
symbol
(metrology) Symbol for the prefix gibi-.
Wiktionary
Origin of Gi
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From Japanese 着 (gi, “clothing”); only used in combination, usually with the name of a martial art such as 柔道着 (jūdoji, “judo uniform”) or 空手着 (karateji, “karate uniform”)
From Wiktionary
From abbreviation of galvanized iron (applied to trash cans, etc.) later reinterpreted as government issue
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
