gee
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology 1
A shortening of Jesus, perhaps as in the oath by Jesus
[edit] Interjection
gee
- A general exclamation of surprise or frustration.
- Gee, I didn't know that!
- Gee, this is swell fun!
[edit] Usage notes
Gee is generally considered somewhat dated or juvenile. It is often used for ironic effect, with the speaker putting on the persona of a freshly-scrubbed freckle-faced kid from days gone by (e.g. 1950 sitcom children, such as Beaver on Leave it to Beaver).
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A general exclamation of surprise or pleasure
[edit] Etymology 2
Unknown
[edit] Verb
gee (third-person singular simple present gees, present participle geeing, simple past and past participle geeed)
- (often as imperative to a draft animal) To turn right or to cause to turn right.
- This horse won't gee when I tell him to.
- You may need to walk up to the front of the pack and physically gee the lead dog.
- Mush, huskies. Now, gee! Gee!
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to turn right
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[edit] Noun
gee (plural gees)
- The name of the Latin script letter G/g.
- One branch of English society drops its initial aitches, and another branch ignores its terminal gees.
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- gay (in shorthand)
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name of the letter G, g
[edit] Etymology 4
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gee (plural gees)
- (slang) Abbreviation of grand; a thousand dollars.
- ten gees
- (physics) Abbreviation of gravity; the unit of acceleration equal to that exerted by gravity at the earth's surface.
- (Ireland slang) vagina
- Give us a shot of your gee
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Dutch geven
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gee (past participle gegee)
- to give
[edit] Finnish
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- Rhymes: -eː
[edit] Noun
gee
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Declension of gee (type maa)
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