gi

Meanings

1. A martial arts uniform.

1. 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.
2. Initialism of gastrointestinal.
3. Initialism of government issue.

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.
3. Initialism of galvanized iron.
4. Initialism of geographical indication.
5. Initialism of glycemic index.
6. Initialism of global illumination.

1. To clean aggressively.

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”).