Dictionary

gi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɡiː/

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”).

Meanings

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 […] 1990, Thomas Pynchon, Vineland, Vintage, published 2000, page 108:
   • 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. 2022 September 20, Danya Hajjaji, “‘Really nice guy’: Tom Hardy surprises competitors with entry and victory in martial arts contest”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2023:

Forms

Relateds

dogi · judogi · keikogi · karategi