gi
/ɡiː/
gi noun: a martial arts uniform.
Noun (1)
gi (plural gis or 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 […]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
Adjective capitalized: GI
GI (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!”
- Initialism of gastrointestinal.
- GI tract
- 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
- Initialism of government issue.
Noun (2) capitalized: GI
GI (countable and uncountable, plural GIs)
- A member of the U.S. military.
- One who is demanding and strict, in the manner of a stereotypical member of the military.
- Initialism of galvanized iron.
- Initialism of geographical indication.
- Initialism of glycemic index.
- Initialism of global illumination.
Verb capitalized: GI
GI (third-person singular simple present GIs, present participle GIing, simple past and past participle GIed)
- 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...2013, Scott Haraburda, Christian Controversies: Seeking the Truth, page 237
gi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
gi in Hindi
- जी. आइ, जीआई
gi in Tamil
- ஜி. ஐ, ஜீ. ஐ
gi in Urdu
- جی آئی
gi in Telugu
- జి. ఐ, జీ. ఐ, జిఐ
More languagesFewer languages
- gi in Malayalam
- ജി. ഐ, ജിഐ
- gi in Kannada
- ಜಿ. ಐ, ಜಿಐ
- gi in Punjabi
- ਜੀ. ਆਈ
- gi in Gujarati
- જી. આઈ, જી. આઇ
- gi in Odia
- ଜି. ଆଇ
- gi in Nepali
- जीआई
Forms of gi
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gis |
| plural | gi |
| plural | GIs |
| Adjective | |
| alternative form | G.I. |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | GIs |
| present participle | GIing |
| past participle | GIed |
| past | GIed |
Origin of gi
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”).
Words formed from gi
Phrases with gi
Words that rhyme with gi
Questions about gi
- What does gi mean?
- Gi means a martial arts uniform.
- What is gi in Hindi?
- Gi in Hindi is जी. आइ, जीआई. See Gi meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gi?
- Gi can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce gi?
- Gi is pronounced /ɡiː/.
- What is the plural of gi?
- The plural of gi is gis.
Words near gi in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gi (page history and authors); GI (page history and authors); gi (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gi (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gi (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gi (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gi (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gi (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gi (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gi (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gi (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gi (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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