gee

¹

Sometimes jee

[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, geeing 

1. to turn to the right.

verb (used with object)

geed, geeing 

1. to turn (something) to the right.

verb phrase

1. gee up,  (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, geeing 

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. 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

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. slang,  See gee-gee

Gee

²

/ dʒiː /

noun

1. 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. Also: gee whizz. informal,  a mild exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of gee¹

First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain

Origin of gee²

1890–95, 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

C17: origin uncertain

Origin of gee²

C20: euphemism for _Jesus

Example Sentences

“Well, gee, it must be him, because this is a chronicle of his crimes,” Orr said.

From Los Angeles Times

He's pretty in the zone at the moment but there is a little gee up to the crowd.

From BBC

That means that if somebody goes to see you in a play or a movie while you’re doing “Law & Order,” the audience doesn’t think, “Oh, gee, I already saw this.”

From Los Angeles Times

The head coach marches past, giving Akinkunmi a fist bump along the way, before his team pours out of the locker room, jumping and chanting to gee themselves up.

From BBC

There’s a band of evildoers who have a home-built nuke and are seeking critical detonators to blow the thing up and bring about World War III. And gee, where have we heard that before?

From Seattle Times