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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. (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

/ »åĻō¾±Ė /

interjection

  1. Also: gee up!.Ģżan exclamation, as to a horse or draught animal, to encourage it to turn to the right, go on, or go faster

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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

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noun

  1. slangĢżSee gee-gee

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Gee

2

/ »åĻō¾±Ė /

noun

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

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gee

3

/ »åĻō¾±Ė /

interjection

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

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51³Ō¹Ļ 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 ā€œthousand dollarsā€)

Origin of gee5

First recorded in 1940–45; originally abbreviation for ground electronics engineering
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of gee1

C17: origin uncertain

Origin of gee2

C20: euphemism for Jesus
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Example Sentences

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ā€œWell, gee, it must be him, because this is a chronicle of his crimes,ā€ Orr said.

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

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That means that if somebody goes to see you in a play or a movie while you’re doing ā€œLaw & Order,ā€ the audience doesn’t think, ā€œOh, gee, I already saw this.ā€

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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.

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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?

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