gi
/ɡiː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.72 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
adj
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.
adj
Example Sentences
- "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 […]"
- "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."
- "Soldiers counted cadence by chanting: “GI brush / And GI comb / Gee, I wish that I was home!”"
- "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."
- "Top, get the unit to GI this AO before the old man arrives."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable