GI

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun 1.4 Verb 1.5 Initialism 1.6 See also

English

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 soldiers themselves.

Adjective

GI

1. (military) used with any item given to a soldier by the Army, or any procedure used by the army, to distinguish it from civilian versions

   Example: Soldiers counted cadence by chanting: "GI brush / And GI comb / Gee, I wish that I was home!"

Noun

GI

1. a soldier in the US Army
2. (less commonly) any person in the US military

Verb

GI

1. to clean aggressively

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

Initialism

GI

1. gastrointestinal
2. galvanized iron
3. ((US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) government issue

See also

• GI cans
• Wikipedia article on G.I. Joe
• Wikipedia article on Luigi Galvani

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