GS
See also: gs, Gs, g's, G/S, .gs, g.s., G.S., G's, and ␝
Translingual
Symbol
GS
- (metrology) Symbol for gigasiemens, an SI unit of electrical conductance equal to 109 siemens.
Symbol
GS
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands since 1993.
- Synonym: SGS (alpha-3)
English
Noun
GS
- (US) Initialism of geological survey.
- (netball) Initialism of goal shooter.
- (skiing, snowboarding) Abbreviation of giant slalom.
- (aviation) Initialism of glide slope.
- (politics) Initialism of global studies.
- Initialism of Gitelman syndrome.
- (sexuality) Initialism of golden shower (“the act of a person urinating on another”).
- 1987 March 11, washroom wall in a bar in Columbus, Ohio; quoted in Thomas Edward Murray and Thomas R. Murrell, The Language of Sadomasochism: A Glossary and Linguistic Analysis, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1989, →ISBN, page 78:
- TV into GS and BS, are you there?
- a. 1990, SM Express, number 24, page 26; quoted in Thomas Edward Murray and Thomas R. Murrell, The Language of Sadomasochism: A Glossary and Linguistic Analysis, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1989, →ISBN, page 79:
- My interests are humiliation, public exhibitionism, nipple torture, hot wax, bondage, C & B torture, G.S., all fantasies
- a. 1990, Women in Command, number 16, page 25; quoted in Thomas Edward Murray and Thomas R. Murrell, The Language of Sadomasochism: A Glossary and Linguistic Analysis, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1989, →ISBN, page 78:
- Mistress Julie of New York is accepting slaves who enjoy S&M, B&D, enemas, foot worship, G/S and related subjects
- 1987 March 11, washroom wall in a bar in Columbus, Ohio; quoted in Thomas Edward Murray and Thomas R. Murrell, The Language of Sadomasochism: A Glossary and Linguistic Analysis, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1989, →ISBN, page 78:
- (slang) Initialism of glue stick.
Related terms
- (giant slalom): PGS, PSL
Proper noun
GS
- (US) Abbreviation of Golden State.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of Pokémon Gold and Silver.
Adjective
GS (not comparable)
- (automotive) Initialism of grand sport.
Coordinate terms
(automotive):
- LE (limited edition, luxury edition)
- SE (special edition)
- LX (luxury)
- SX (super, special)
- L (limited, luxury)
- R (racing)
- S (sport, special, super)
Related terms
- (automotive): GT (grand touring)
Anagrams
- SG, Sg., sg, sg.
Vietnamese
Noun
GS
- Abbreviation of giáo sư.