gi meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

gi

nounalso spelled GI

/ɡiː/

Etymology 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”).

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:
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:

Related terms: dogi, judogi, karategi, keikogi

GI

verb

Government, Military, Politics, War To clean aggressively.

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

Related terms: GI can

GI

noun

Government, Military, Politics, War A member of the U.S. military.

Broadly One who is demanding and strict, in the manner of a stereotypical member of the military.

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Computer graphics, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Abbreviation, Initialism Initialism of global illumination.

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