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Etymology
GI was originally an initialism for Galvanized Iron; during the 1930s the usage expanded to stand for Government Issue; by World War II it had become a nickname for the military personnel themselves.

Alternative spellings
G.I.

Adjective
en-adj|-

#military 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!"

Noun
wikipedia|GI (military)
en-noun

1. A member of the w:US military|U.S. military.
2. One who is demanding and strict, in the manner of a stereotypical member of the military.

Verb
en-verb

1. To clean aggressively.

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

initialism
GI

1. gastrointestinal|Gastrointestinal.

#:I was queasy after my upper GI series, but it far outshone the lower one.

1. galvanize|Galvanized iron.
2. US government issue|Government issue or general infantry|General Infantry

#:GI Joe.

See also
GI cans
w:G.I. Joe|Wikipedia article on G.I. Joe

de:GI

• 2007-10-29 17:57 - Jaaari - initialism merge from [[gi]]

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