gee
1(used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to turn to the right.)
to turn to the right.
to turn (something) to the right.
gee up, (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to go faster.)
Origin of gee
1- Sometimes jee .
- Compare haw2
Words Nearby gee
Other definitions for gee (2 of 5)
(used to express surprise, disappointment, enthusiasm, or simple emphasis): Gee, that's great! Gee, I can't remember the book's title.
Origin of gee
2Other definitions for gee (3 of 5)
to agree; get along.
Origin of gee
3Other definitions for gee (4 of 5)
a sum of one thousand dollars: a birthday gift that cost two gees.
Origin of gee
4- Also called G
Other definitions for gee (5 of 5)
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.
Origin of gee
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How to use gee in a sentence
At the center of the story are students gee and Noelle, whose worlds collide at their newly integrated school.
So—even with the gee-whiz technology advances—the vaccine is not expected to be widely available to most Americans until springtime.
The Novel Tracking And Monitoring Technology Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine Distributed Across the U.S. | Alice Park | December 17, 2020 | TimeWe’re not looking to say, gee, in six months, we’re going to start giving it to the general public.
Trump’s messy attempt to clean up unwelcome coronavirus vaccine news | Amber Phillips | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostWe’re not looking to say, gee, in six months we’ll start giving it to the general public.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump | Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | September 16, 2020 | Washington Postgee finds this exhibit, entitled Stay Tuned, particularly moving.
As archetypically “presidential” as Mitt Romney seemed, his perfectly square, gee whiz speech style was part of what did him in.
For a President Today, Talkin' Down Is Speaking American | John McWhorter | August 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut if Obama is CEO of the White House, why not set an example and say, “gee, make it better than the national average”?
Sure, her gee-golly choreography is unbearable cute, but watch her eyes.
7 Impossibly Cute Shirley Temple Moments (VIDEOS) | Kevin Fallon | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWell, gee, all states already have different laws governing marriage.
We lit our pipes and strolled over in silence to the men's quarters, and it was his odd Canadian expression "gee whiz!"
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodYoure just as bad 53 as Postscript was in gee Gees class one day this week.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrisongee gee threatens to take 89 my standing up with Mr. Sharp if I dont do well, too.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonBobby said that that knuckle of gee Gees middle finger had been abnormally developed by continued bringing the class to order.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonBesides, she said to herself, gee gee will put the hardest questions on the list to meI just know she will.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
British Dictionary definitions for gee (1 of 3)
/ (dʒiː) /
Also: gee up! an exclamation, as to a horse or draught animal, to encourage it to turn to the right, go on, or go faster
(usually foll by up) to move (an animal, esp a horse) ahead; urge on
(foll by up) to encourage (someone) to greater effort or activity
slang See gee-gee
Origin of gee
1British Dictionary definitions for gee (2 of 3)
/ (dʒiː) /
US and Canadian informal a mild exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc: Also: gee whizz
Origin of gee
2British Dictionary definitions for Gee (3 of 3)
/ (dʒiː) /
Maurice. born 1931, New Zealand writer, noted for his trilogy of novels Plumb (1978), Meg (1981), and Sole Survivior (1983)
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