GI's
Americannoun
abbreviation
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geographic(al) information system: a system for storing, editing, and displaying geographical information on computer
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guaranteed income supplement
Etymology
Origin of GI's
1960–65, probably for GI shits; see GI, -s 3
Example Sentences
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“It was lugged home in some GI’s duffel bag, without its case.”
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024
Anyway, after the bomb was dropped, the GI's who worked at the laboratory came up and shook my hand and said, “You were the person who stuck the hand of the great Enrico Fermi.”
From Scientific American • Jul. 27, 2023
The aircraft chase the GI’s informal prayer as reliably as the violins tail the piano in Chanda Dancy’s treacly score.
From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022
A GI’s fiancee resents his marriage of convenience to a buddy’s English girlfriend.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2020
If the GI's step in, that will have to stop—which means we'll show a loss heavy enough to put us out.
From A Spaceship Named McGuire by Garrett, Randall
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