gee-gee
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of gee-gee
C19: reduplication of gee 1
Example Sentences
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She was convinced that he had made a great advance in intelligence since his journey down to Pyechurch: not once did he hail a sheep as a gee-gee.
From Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl by Edgar Jepson
“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 Louis Tracy
Bobby was leaning forward against the beautifully corseted figure of his grandparent, eagerly demanding to know more about his "gee-gee."
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Amélie Rives
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 Charles Belmont Davis
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 John Campbell
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