Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation gill (liquid measure)

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  • noun A martial arts uniform.

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  • noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
  • adjective of or relating to the stomach and intestines
  • verb clean in preparation for inspection

Etymologies

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From Japanese  (gi, "clothing"); only used in combination, usually with the name of a martial art such as 柔道着 (jūdoji, "judo uniform") or 空手着 (karateji, "karate uniform")

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Examples

  • Toshiro stood before him in white pajamas, a garment he called a gi, with a black sash knotted about the waist.

    Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995

  • How do you call gi applications? racing gi tickets can assess calculated in four climatic ways.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • How do you call gi applications? racing gi tickets can assess calculated in four climatic ways.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • How do you call gi applications? racing gi tickets can assess calculated in four climatic ways.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • I got some angel shit kickahs (you ah a Bawstin gi-rl, now) I love, too.

    Pop Quiz: Julie Andrews Edition* Slimbolala 2006

  • Russian (and maybe other Slavonic languages), where the word den’gi is plural; in fact it is what is known as a plurale tantum, a noun that is always used in the plural, trousers or remains for example in English.

    Oats, peas, beans and barley 2007

  • Russian (and maybe other Slavonic languages), where the word den’gi is plural; in fact it is what is known as a plurale tantum, a noun that is always used in the plural, trousers or remains for example in English.

    Oats, peas, beans and barley 2007

  • If I’ve put you in the mood for bul go gi from a cart, you can check out the Kim’s Aunt Kitchen cart on 46th St. just East of 6th Ave.

    REWARD for info leading to Disappearing Korean Bulgogi Sandwich Cart!!! (Please help me…) | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2007

  • Russian (and maybe other Slavonic languages), where the word den’gi is plural; in fact it is what is known as a plurale tantum, a noun that is always used in the plural, trousers or remains for example in English.

    10 posts from January 2007 2007

  • I had some students, long ago and in another city, question me at length about what it would take scientists to "believe" in gi, which is the Korean word for what, in English, we call

    gordsellar.com 2010

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