gi

nounattested in dialogue

//ɡiː//

A martial arts uniform.

noun

1
A martial arts uniform.
By the time they got up to the reception building, there was a welcoming committee standing in the lamp-lined drive, all in black gi, headed by a tall, fit, scholarly-looking woman named Sister Rochelle […]
Attenders watched the Mad Max: Fury Road star, dressed in a blue gi, subdue his opponents and win all his matches. Hardy’s certificate of achievement was awarded to “Edward Hardy” – the actor’s real name.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着 (gi, “clothing”); only used in combination, usually with the name of a martial art such as 柔道着 (jūdōgi, “judo uniform”) or 空手着 (karategi, “karate uniform”).

Forms

plural: gis

ghetto · An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are…ghost · A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a…ghostly · Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.

gi · A martial arts uniform.

GI · A member of the U.S. military.Gia · A female given name.giant · A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.

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