GI

See also gi, Gi, G.I., .gi, gì, and ĝi

Translingual

Symbol

GI

1. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Gibraltar.

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English

Wikipedia

Etymology

GI was originally an initialism for Galvanized Iron; during the 1930s the usage expanded to stand for Government Issue; by World War II it had become a nickname for the military personnel themselves.

Alternative forms

• G.I.

Adjective

GI (not comparable)

1. (military) 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!”

Noun

Wikipedia GI (plural GIs)

1. A member of the U.S. military.
2. One who is demanding and strict, in the manner of a stereotypical member of the military.

Verb

GI (third-person singular simple present GIs, present participle GIing, simple past and past participle GIed)

1. (military) To clean aggressively.

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

Initialism

GI

1. Gastrointestinal.

   I was queasy after my upper GI series, but it far outshone the lower one.

2. Galvanized iron.
3. (US) Government issue or General Infantry.

   GI Joe.

Abbreviation

GI

1. (astronomy) Common misspelling of Gl., the prefix for Gliese catalog of nearby stars

See also

• GI cans
• Wikipedia article on G.I. Joe

Anagrams

• Ig

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Tagalog

Noun

GI

1. (informal) Genuine Intsik; a term used generally or exclusively by naturalized Chinese people in the Philippines to refer to Chinese citizens raised in China.

   Ang lalim ng Chinese (vocabulary) ng GI na nakilala ko at 'di kami nagkaintindihan kahit sabay kaming gumagamit ng Mandarin. -- The Chinese (vocabulary) used by the GI I met was deep and we couldn't understand each other despite both our conversing in Mandarin.

See also

• w:Filipino-Chinese
• Tsinoy