gee

¹

[ jee ]

interjection

1. (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to turn to the right.)

verb (used without object)

, geed, gee·ing.

1. to turn to the right.

verb (used with object)

, geed, gee·ing.

1. to turn (something) to the right.

verb phrase

1. (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to go faster.)

gee

²

[ jee ]

interjection

, Informal.

1. (used to express surprise, disappointment, enthusiasm, or simple emphasis):

   Gee, that's great! Gee, I can't remember the book's title.

gee

³

[ jee ]

verb (used without object)

, Informal.

, geed, gee·ing.

1. to agree; get along.

gee

⁴

[ jee ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a sum of one thousand dollars:

   a birthday gift that cost two gees.

gee

⁵

[ jee ]

noun

1. a radio navigational system by which a fix can be obtained by comparing the pulse repetition rates of high-frequency ground waves from two separate stations.

gee

¹

/ dʒiː /

interjection

1. informal.
   a mild exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc Alsogee whizz

Gee

²

/ dʒiː /

noun

1. GeeMaurice1931MNew ZealandWRITING: novelist Maurice. born 1931, New Zealand writer, noted for his trilogy of novels Plumb (1978), Meg (1981), and Sole Survivior (1983)

gee

³

/ dʒiː /

interjection

1. Alsogee up! an exclamation, as to a horse or draught animal, to encourage it to turn to the right, go on, or go faster

verb

1. usually foll by up to move (an animal, esp a horse) ahead; urge on
2. foll by up to encourage (someone) to greater effort or activity

noun

1. See gee-gee
   slang.
   See gee-gee

Word History and Origins

Origin of gee¹

First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain

Origin of gee²

1890–95, Americanism; euphemism for Jesus

Origin of gee³

First recorded in 1690–1700; origin uncertain

Origin of gee⁴

First recorded in 1935–40; spelling of the letter G, abbreviation for grand (in the sense “thousand dollars”)

Origin of gee⁵

First recorded in 1940–45; originally abbreviation for ground electronics engineering

Word History and Origins

Origin of gee¹

C20: euphemism for Jesus

Origin of gee²

C17: origin uncertain

Example Sentences

At the center of the story are students Gee and Noelle, whose worlds collide at their newly integrated school.

From Time

So—even with the gee-whiz technology advances—the vaccine is not expected to be widely available to most Americans until springtime.

From Time

We’re not looking to say, gee, in six months, we’re going to start giving it to the general public.

From Washington Post

We’re not looking to say, gee, in six months we’ll start giving it to the general public.

From Washington Post

Gee finds this exhibit, entitled Stay Tuned, particularly moving.

From The Daily Beast

As archetypically “presidential” as Mitt Romney seemed, his perfectly square, gee whiz speech style was part of what did him in.

From The Daily Beast

But if Obama is CEO of the White House, why not set an example and say, “Gee, make it better than the national average”?

From The Daily Beast

Sure, her gee-golly choreography is unbearable cute, but watch her eyes.

From The Daily Beast

Well, gee, all states already have different laws governing marriage.

From The Daily Beast

We lit our pipes and strolled over in silence to the men's quarters, and it was his odd Canadian expression "Gee whiz!"

From Project Gutenberg

Youre just as bad 53 as Postscript was in Gee Gees class one day this week.

From Project Gutenberg

Gee Gee threatens to take 89 my standing up with Mr. Sharp if I dont do well, too.

From Project Gutenberg

Bobby said that that knuckle of Gee Gees middle finger had been abnormally developed by continued bringing the class to order.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides, she said to herself, Gee Gee will put the hardest questions on the list to meI just know she will.

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