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1. (n.) GI
a member or former member of the U.S. armed forces, esp. an enlisted soldier.
2. (adj.) GI
rigidly adhering to military regulations and practices.
3. GI
of a standardized type issued or required by the U.S. armed forces:
GI shoes; a GI haircut.
4. (v.t.) GI
to clean in preparation for inspection:
to GI the barracks.
Etymology: (1915–20; orig. abbr. of galvanized iron, used in U.S. Army bookkeeping in entering articles (e.g., trash cans) made of it; later extended to all articles issued (as an assumed abbr. of government issue) and finally to soldiers themselves)
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1. (adj) gilbert, Gb, Gi
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
2. (verb) gastrointestinal, GI
of or relating to the stomach and intestines
"a gastrointestinal disorder"
3. (verb) G.I., GI
clean in preparation for inspection
"the soldiers GIed the barracks"
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