zee
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of zee
1665–75; by analogy with the names of other consonant letters; zed
Example Sentences
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When I came out as nonbinary decades ago, I asked others to use "ze/hir" – pronounced "zee" and "here" – for me.
From Salon
“I will take zee line to zee other side of zee crawl space. You two—tie zee treasure bags to zee rope and I will pull zem into zee far chamber with me.”
From Literature
Pepe Le Pew nods to “Algiers” with his references to getting away to “zee casbah,” the citadel area of the city, and his 1954 short was titled “The Cat’s Bah.”
From Washington Post
“Stay close to zee candles,” she says, holding an oversized candelabra with unlit candlesticks as she climbs a shadowy staircase.
From Washington Post
We don’t need any more of this “I am zee law” tyranny.
From Washington Times
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