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GI1

Pronunciation: /ʤiːˈʌɪ/
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Definition of GI

noun (plural GIs)

  • a private soldier in the US army: she went off with a GI during the war

Origin:

1930s (originally denoting equipment supplied to US forces): abbreviation of government (or general) issue

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