GI's

or G.I.'s, G.I.s.

[ jee-ahyz ]

/ ˈdʒiˈaɪz /

noun

the GI's, Slang. diarrhea.

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Origin of GI's

1960–65, Americanism; probably for GI shits; see GI, -s³

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Example sentences from the Web for GI's

Only the brave efforts of American Marines and GIs prevented the complete collapse of the state.
Al Qaeda’s Next Comeback Could Be Afghanistan And Pakistan|Bruce Riedel|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their small world—previously limited to the Shepparton-Cummeragunja area—expands as they meet African-American GIs in Vietnam.
‘The Sapphires’: Tony Briggs and His Mum on Racism in Australia, Music & More|Jean Trinh|March 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As many, every six months, as all the GIs killed in combat in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq combined.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: My Wish for America|Bernard-Henri Lévy|December 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The gis of their Minerva was only said to turn men into stones.
Pamphlets On The Constitution Of The United States|Various

When he grew up, beneath the gis of the Countess, he completed his education, and at a later day entered society.
The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I|Various
They are all under the gis of His protection, and for their sakes kings of many a dynasty and age have been rebuked.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Volume III|Alexander Maclaren
But the gis of the redoubtable Dr. Webster had been thrown over him, and the pother in time died away.
Allan Ramsay|William Henry Oliphant Smeaton
This, of course, unless the whole thing is gone into under the gis of some experienced owner, as before suggested.
A Manual of Toy Dogs|Mrs. Leslie Williams

British Dictionary definitions for GI's

GIS

abbreviation for

geographic(al) information system: a system for storing, editing, and displaying geographical information on computer

(in Canada) guaranteed income supplement

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for GI's

GIS

Abbreviation of Geographic Information System

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