gi

¹

or gie

[ gee ]

noun

1. 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

1. gilbert; gilberts.

GI

³

or G.I.

[ jee-ahy ]

noun

, plural GI's or GIs.

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

adjective

1. rigidly adhering to military regulations and practices; regimented; spit-and-polish:

   a platoon leader who tried to be more GI than anyone else.

2. of a standardized style or type issued by the U.S. armed forces:

   GI shoes; GI blankets.

3. conforming to the regulations or practices of the U.S. armed forces:

   Every recruit must get a GI haircut.

4. of, relating to, or characteristic of a U.S. enlisted person:

   a typical peacetime GI complaint.

verb (used with object)

, GI'd, GI'ing.

1. to clean in preparation for inspection:

   to GI the barracks.

verb (used without object)

, GI'd, GI'ing.

1. to follow military regulations and customs closely; shape up:

   You'd better learn to GI if you want to be promoted.

gi.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. gill; gills.

G.I.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. galvanized iron.
2. gastrointestinal.
3. general issue.
4. government issue.

gi

¹

the internet domain name for

1. Gibraltar

GI

²

noun

1. GIsGI's a soldier in the US Army, esp an enlisted man

adjective

1. conforming to US Army regulations; of standard government issue

GI

³

abbreviation for

1. gastrointestinal
2. glycaemic index

gi

⁴

/ ɡiː /

noun

1. a loose-fitting white suit worn in judo, karate, and other martial arts

   a karate gi

Gi

⁵

abbreviation for

1. gilbert

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gi¹

C20: abbrev. of government issue

Origin of gi²

from Japanese -gi costume, from ki to wear

Example Sentences

Programs like the GI Bill, celebrated as America’s first “color-blind” policy, ostensibly extended benefits to all veterans.

From Salon

Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, however, are reserved only for those with a fully honorable discharge.

From Los Angeles Times

Those low tuition costs and high earnings — along with his GI Bill benefits and a federal Pell Grant — will enable Roa to graduate debt free and transform the future of his family.

From Los Angeles Times

Rao, for one, could not afford to go straight to college from high school and did not want to go into debt, so he enlisted in the Navy — in part to qualify for the GI Bill benefits that would pay for his education.

From Los Angeles Times

In mining country, a coal miner was like a decorated GI.

From Salon