gi

plural gis

1. A martial arts uniform.

   By the time they got up to the reception building, there was a welcoming committee standing in the lamp-lined drive, all in black gi, headed by a tall, fit, scholarly-looking woman named Sister Rochelle […]

   1990, Thomas Pynchon, Vineland, Vintage, published 2000, page 108

   1 more example

   Attenders watched the Mad Max: Fury Road star, dressed in a blue gi, subdue his opponents and win all his matches. Hardy’s certificate of achievement was awarded to “Edward Hardy” – the actor’s real name.

   2022 September 20, Danya Hajjaji, “‘Really nice guy’: Tom Hardy surprises competitors with entry and victory in martial arts contest”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2023

alternative G.I.

1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablegovernmentInitialism of general issue, given to a soldier by the army (as an item), rather than brought from home; or used by the army (as a procedure), and different from its civilian counterpart.

   Soldiers counted cadence by chanting: “GI brush / And GI comb / Gee, I wish that I was home!”

2. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablemedicineInitialism of gastrointestinal.

   GI tract

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   Endometriosis, which involves tissue similar to uterine tissue growing elsewhere in the body, has myriad symptoms, including GI distress, migraines, discomfort during sex and abdominal pain that can range from debilitating to excruciating.

   2023 June 20, Lauren Mechling, “The last health taboo: why are so many women still suffering with endometriosis?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

3. USabbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of government issue.

plural GIs · alternative G.I.

1. countableuncountablegovernmentA member of the U.S. military.
2. broadlycountableuncountableOne who is demanding and strict, in the manner of a stereotypical member of the military.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of galvanized iron.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of geographical indication.
5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of glycemic index.
6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputer graphicsInitialism of global illumination.

present singular third person GIs · participle present GIing · participle past GIed · past GIed · alternative G.I.

1. governmentTo clean aggressively.

   Top, get the unit to GI this AO before the old man arrives.

   1 more example

   Afterwards, a lifer noncom would go ape shit over his low-speed high-drag peons and plan a GI party, sometimes giving his half-stepping shamurai warriors instructions about dust bunnies and getting everything dress right dress while adjusting their headspace and timing in the front leaning rest position.

   2013, Scott Haraburda, Christian Controversies: Seeking the Truth, page 237