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GI
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Appendix:Variations of "gi"
Translingual
Symbol
1 2 Gibraltar
mul GIB ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 alpha-3
mul Gibraltar
English
Alternative forms
en G.I.
Adjective
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en military en 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.
en Soldiers counted cadence by chanting: “GI brush / And GI comb / Gee, I wish that I was home!”
en medicine en gastrointestinal.
en GI tract
en Lauren Mechling The last health taboo: why are so many women still suffering with endometriosis? The Guardian 2023-06-20 https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jun/20/below-the-belt-the-last-health-taboo-documentary 0261-3077 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018123249/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jun/20/below-the-belt-the-last-health-taboo-documentary 18 October 2026
en US en government issue.
Derived terms
gastrointestinal en GI tract
Noun
~
en military A member of the U.S. military.
en G.I.
en by extension One who is demanding and strict, in the manner of a stereotypical member of the military.
en galvanized iron.
en geographical indication.
en glycemic index.
en computer graphics en global illumination.
Verb
en military To clean aggressively.
en Top, get the unit to GI this AO before the old man arrives.
en 2013 Scott Haraburda Christian Controversies: Seeking the Truth 237 Afterwards, a lifer noncom would go ape shit over his low-speed high-drag peons and plan a GI party, sometimes giving his half-stepping shamurai warriors instructions about dust bunnies and getting everything dress right dress while adjusting their headspace and timing in the front leaning rest position.
See also
en GI can
Further reading
G.I.
G.I. Joe
Anagrams
en gi IG Ig ig
en People
Indonesian
Noun
id electricity id gardu induk
Tagalog
Alternative forms
tl G.I.
Etymology
Initialism originally from tl en GI nickname for U.S. military personnel general issue; government issue. The words to the tl 1 was later jokingly perceived as "en Genuine Intsik", from en genuine en Intsik Chinese tl 1. See also nan-hbl 正咱人 chiàⁿ lán-nâng true Chinese; proper Chinese; straight Chinese; authentic Chinese; pure Chinese.
Pronunciation
dyí ay
Noun
tl Chinese Filipino humorous slang
tl Genuine tl Intsik (Chinese) any ethnic Chinese person in the Philippines described to be profoundly Chinese in behavior, speech, demeanor, or likeness, especially those born and raised in China or Taiwan.
tl Ang lalim ng Chinese (vocabulary) ng GI na nakilala ko, at di kami nagkaintindihan kahit sabay kaming gumagamit ng Mandarin. The Chinese (vocabulary), used by the GI I met, was quite deep, and we couldn't understand each other even though we were both using Mandarin.
See also
tl Tsinoy
Further reading
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