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gi^¹

/ɡiː/

Sounds like ghee · Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 着 (gi, “clothing”); only used in combination, usually with the name of a martial art such as 柔道着 (jūdōgi, “judo uniform”) or 空手着 (karategi, “karate uniform”).

noun gis · gi

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 […]

GI^²

adjective G.I.

abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism 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!”
abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of gastrointestinal GI tract
US, abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of government issue

noun GIs · G.I.

countable, uncountable A member of the U.S. military.
broadly, countable, uncountable One who is demanding and strict, in the manner of a stereotypical member of the military.
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of galvanized iron
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of geographical indication
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of glycemic index
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of global illumination

verb GIs · GIing · GIed · G.I.

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gb, gilbert, wook, pof, keikogi, dogi, judogi, uniform, outfit, attire, garb, apparel, clothing, suit, robe, costume

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@misc{gi_2026,
  title = {gi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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