GI

Government issue fighter

GI refers to a member of the U.S. armed forces, especially an enlisted soldier.

The term originated as an abbreviation for "government issue" or "galvanized iron," describing standard military equipment, then transferred to the soldiers themselves.

A GI is the ordinary American servicemember: GIs were welcomed home after the war.

As an adjective, it describes military-standard items or practices: GI haircut, GI Bill. (Lowercase gi is a martial arts uniform.)

soldier

infantryman

Ground-based combat soldier

enlistedSigned up formally
doughboyWWI American infantryman
gruntLow guttural sound

trooper · dogface · serviceman · barracks · fatigues · boots · helmet · canteen · rucksack · foxhole

digestive

gastrointestinal

Relating to digestive tract

stomachDigestive organ below chest
intestinesCoiled digestive organs
tractArea of land

endoscopy · colonoscopy · gastric · esophagus · duodenum · jejunum · ileum · colon · bowel · motility

glycemic

glycemic index

Carbohydrate blood sugar rating

blood sugarCirculating glucose level
insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
carbohydrateSugar or starch compound

diabetes · glucose · diet · nutrition · ranking · load · response · spike · slow-release

veteran

Bill

Masculine given name

benefitsGains or helpful effects
loanBorrowed money repaid later
mortgageSecured home loan

education · tuition · VA · entitlement · postwar · homecoming · reintegration · housing · college · vocational

GI

infantryman

gastrointestinal

glycemic index

Bill

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