gee-gee
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of gee-gee
C19: reduplication of gee 1
Example Sentences
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Moreover, on my high gee-gee I learned what galloping could be.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, January 22, 1919 by Various
Mine was a gentle old gee-gee and yet I felt good when we were all on the ground again.
From Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis by Davis, Charles Belmont
“By Jove, Ducrot,” said someone, “your pretty friend’s car jumped off like a gee-gee under the starting gate.”
From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Tracy, Louis
I'd be only too glad to accommodate you, my dear, if you'd provide the gee-gee.
From The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life by Campbell, John
German has the same metaphor, "ein Steckenpferd reiten," and French says "enfourcher un dada," i.e., to bestride a gee-gee.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
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