G.I.n.

/ˈdʒiːʌɪ/(stress variable)

Etymology: In sense 1, initialism < galvanized iron. In sense 2, initialism < government (or general) issue.

1. ‘Galvanized iron’, used chiefly in G.I. can: (a) slang a German artillery shell; (b) a galvanized-iron can; a rubbish-bin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > receptacle for refuse

vat1534

voider1613

waste-paper box1836

dustbin1847

kid1847

waste-basket1850

scrap-box1858

waste-paper basket1859

garbage can1869

can1872

hell1872

scrap basket1872

sink tidy1881

tidy-betty1884

kitchen tidy1885

midden1890

wagger1903

W.P.B.1903

waste-bin1915

Sanibin1921

binette1922

G.I. can1929

trash can1929

trashbag1934

litter-bin1947

shitcan1948

pedal bin1951

trash-bin1955

litter-basket1958

midgie1965

bin1972

swing bin1972

tidy bin1972

dump bin1978

wheelie bin1984

binbag1986

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > shell > other types of shell

carcass1684

light ball1729

anchor ball1779

shrapnel1810

hollow shot1862

segment-shell1862

blind-shell1864

ring-shot1868

star shell1876

ring-shell1879

pipsqueak1900

Black Maria1914

coal box1914

crump1914

Jack Johnson1914

Archie1915

Little Willie1915

whizz-bang1915

woolly bear1915

fizzbang1916

five-ninea1918

ashcan1918

cream puff1918

sea-bag1918

pudding1919

G.I. can1929

flechette1961

1929 Papers Michigan Acad. Sci., Arts & Lett. 10 294 G.I. cans German heavy shells, so called because of their similarity to the galvanized cans found around hospitals.

1929 F. A. Pottle Stretchers (1930) 38 An army ‘G.I. can’ is identical with a civilian ash can.

1930 Amer. Speech 5 381 G.I. can, a German shell.

1930 Amer. Speech 5 384 G.I. can or boiler, galvanized iron utensil made for army cooking.

1951 Word Study May 8/1 Navy men of World War II will recall that on every ship and station big garbage cans were invariably referred to as G.I. cans.

a. = government-issue n. and adj. at government n. Compounds 2 (or general issue).Only in attributive use: see Compounds 1.

b. An enlisted member of a U.S. armed force.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > conscript

levy1611

pressman1638

forced man1748

lotman1758

conscript1798

draftee1866

draft1916

chocolate soldier1939

choco1940

selectee1940

G.I.1943

national serviceman1949

1943 Time 15 Nov. 11 I am surprised that you ask for ‘a name for soldiers who also serve—behind the front’... That term, of course, is ‘G.I.’

1944 Spectator 5 May 400/2 Relations between British other ranks and their equivalents, the American G.I., notoriously vary.

1945 Manch. Guardian 8 Aug. 3 The appearance of American soldiers in uniform, ‘G.I.'s’ or officers, as ‘guest’ book~sellers in British bookshops.

1957 J. Braine Room at Top vi. 55 The G.I. who drove the jeep he crashed into.

Compounds

C1. Used attributively of equipment designed or provided for members of the armed forces of the U.S. and hence applied to things belonging to or associated with American servicemen.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > [adjective]

warlike1561

G.I.1936

strategic1940

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > common soldier > [adjective]

rascal?1535

gregarian1632

rank and file1713

stripeless1900

G.I.1936

1936 Amer. Speech 11 51 G.I. soap is government issue soap.

1940 Amer. Speech 15 211/1 The boys are equipped with Government Issue materials—abbreviated to G.I. These include G.I. shoes and clothes, G.I. trucks and, if necessary, G.I. pills.

1940 Amer. Speech 15 211/1 An official camp dance is a G.I. stomp.

1942 E. Colby Army Talk 92 The girls whom kindly chaperones bring to an army dance..they call..‘G.I. girls’, and the dance a ‘G.I. Hop’. The soldier calls peace~time maneuvers as ‘G.I. War’ and a close military haircut a ‘G.I. haircut’.

1956 A. H. Compton Atomic Quest v. 337 The eagerness with which young men who had served in World War II accepted the educational opportunities offered by the GI Bill of Rights was not surprising.

C2.

G.I. bride n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > people connected with wedding > [noun] > bride > types of

war bride1918

G.I. bride1945

1945 Evening Standard 20 Dec. 3/2 (headline) Ships soon to take G.I. brides.

1961 Guardian 18 May 8/3 A group of GI brides was asking Tracy for his autograph.

G.I. Joe n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by nationality > [noun] > American

dog soldier1846

Sammy1917

jarhead1931

G.I. Joe1942

1942 D. Breger in Yank 17 June 24 (title of strip cartoon) G.I. Joe.

1945 News Chron. 17 May 2 Four G.I. Joes calmly playing dice.

1947 W. H. Auden Age of Anxiety (1948) i. 26 Bringing to all John Doakes and G.I. Joes tidings of great joy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	gi
释义	G.I.n. /ˈdʒiːʌɪ/(stress variable) Etymology: In sense 1, initialism < galvanized iron. In sense 2, initialism < government (or general) issue. 1. ‘Galvanized iron’, used chiefly in G.I. can: (a) slang a German artillery shell; (b) a galvanized-iron can; a rubbish-bin. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > receptacle for refuse vat1534 voider1613 waste-paper box1836 dustbin1847 kid1847 waste-basket1850 scrap-box1858 waste-paper basket1859 garbage can1869 can1872 hell1872 scrap basket1872 sink tidy1881 tidy-betty1884 kitchen tidy1885 midden1890 wagger1903 W.P.B.1903 waste-bin1915 Sanibin1921 binette1922 G.I. can1929 trash can1929 trashbag1934 litter-bin1947 shitcan1948 pedal bin1951 trash-bin1955 litter-basket1958 midgie1965 bin1972 swing bin1972 tidy bin1972 dump bin1978 wheelie bin1984 binbag1986 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > shell > other types of shell carcass1684 light ball1729 anchor ball1779 shrapnel1810 hollow shot1862 segment-shell1862 blind-shell1864 ring-shot1868 star shell1876 ring-shell1879 pipsqueak1900 Black Maria1914 coal box1914 crump1914 Jack Johnson1914 Archie1915 Little Willie1915 whizz-bang1915 woolly bear1915 fizzbang1916 five-ninea1918 ashcan1918 cream puff1918 sea-bag1918 pudding1919 G.I. can1929 flechette1961 1929 Papers Michigan Acad. Sci., Arts & Lett. 10 294 G.I. cans German heavy shells, so called because of their similarity to the galvanized cans found around hospitals. 1929 F. A. Pottle Stretchers (1930) 38 An army ‘G.I. can’ is identical with a civilian ash can. 1930 Amer. Speech 5 381 G.I. can, a German shell. 1930 Amer. Speech 5 384 G.I. can or boiler, galvanized iron utensil made for army cooking. 1951 Word Study May 8/1 Navy men of World War II will recall that on every ship and station big garbage cans were invariably referred to as G.I. cans. 2. a. = government-issue n. and adj. at government n. Compounds 2 (or general issue).Only in attributive use: see Compounds 1. b. An enlisted member of a U.S. armed force. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > conscript levy1611 pressman1638 forced man1748 lotman1758 conscript1798 draftee1866 draft1916 chocolate soldier1939 choco1940 selectee1940 G.I.1943 national serviceman1949 1943 Time 15 Nov. 11 I am surprised that you ask for ‘a name for soldiers who also serve—behind the front’... That term, of course, is ‘G.I.’ 1944 Spectator 5 May 400/2 Relations between British other ranks and their equivalents, the American G.I., notoriously vary. 1945 Manch. Guardian 8 Aug. 3 The appearance of American soldiers in uniform, ‘G.I.'s’ or officers, as ‘guest’ book~sellers in British bookshops. 1957 J. Braine Room at Top vi. 55 The G.I. who drove the jeep he crashed into. Compounds C1. Used attributively of equipment designed or provided for members of the armed forces of the U.S. and hence applied to things belonging to or associated with American servicemen. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > [adjective] warlike1561 G.I.1936 strategic1940 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > common soldier > [adjective] rascal?1535 gregarian1632 rank and file1713 stripeless1900 G.I.1936 1936 Amer. Speech 11 51 G.I. soap is government issue soap. 1940 Amer. Speech 15 211/1 The boys are equipped with Government Issue materials—abbreviated to G.I. These include G.I. shoes and clothes, G.I. trucks and, if necessary, G.I. pills. 1940 Amer. Speech 15 211/1 An official camp dance is a G.I. stomp. 1942 E. Colby Army Talk 92 The girls whom kindly chaperones bring to an army dance..they call..‘G.I. girls’, and the dance a ‘G.I. Hop’. The soldier calls peace~time maneuvers as ‘G.I. War’ and a close military haircut a ‘G.I. haircut’. 1956 A. H. Compton Atomic Quest v. 337 The eagerness with which young men who had served in World War II accepted the educational opportunities offered by the GI Bill of Rights was not surprising. C2. G.I. bride n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > people connected with wedding > [noun] > bride > types of war bride1918 G.I. bride1945 1945 Evening Standard 20 Dec. 3/2 (headline) Ships soon to take G.I. brides. 1961 Guardian 18 May 8/3 A group of GI brides was asking Tracy for his autograph. G.I. Joe n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by nationality > [noun] > American dog soldier1846 Sammy1917 jarhead1931 G.I. Joe1942 1942 D. Breger in Yank 17 June 24 (title of strip cartoon) G.I. Joe. 1945 News Chron. 17 May 2 Four G.I. Joes calmly playing dice. 1947 W. H. Auden Age of Anxiety (1948) i. 26 Bringing to all John Doakes and G.I. Joes tidings of great joy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2021). > as lemmas GI GI adj. = gastro-intestinal adj. at gastro- comb. form . Π 1943 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 20 Nov. 4/1 (advt.) Victor barium cream... the ideal opaque for radiography of the G.I. tract. 1977 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 77 1427/1 A problem arises when one drug is given concurrently with another drug that affects the normal GI motility or rhythm. 2017 S. K. Patrick & K. M. Schneider in M. Olsen Obstetr. Care xli 375/1 Between 60 and 70 million people in the United States are affected by GI disorders. extracted from Gn. GI GI n. glycaemic index; (a) Medicine and Physiology a number representing the ability of a food, relative to that of glucose (or sometimes of white bread), to increase the level of glucose in the blood; (b) attributive designating any of various diets in which consumption is limited to food having a low glycaemic index; of or relating to such a diet. Π 1984 Lancet 18 Aug. 388/2 A similar method that permits such comparisons involves classification of foods in terms of their glycaemic index (GI). 2004 R. Gallop Living GI Diet vi. 77 Saturated fat definitely has no place in the G.I. Diet. 2005 Courier Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 5 Mar. l4 Among waist-busters, the arrival of the new GI fad is music to the ears. 2015 Co-operative Mag. Summer 17/3 Oats have a low GI. extracted from Gn. < n.1929 as lemmas
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G.I.n.

Compounds

> as lemmas