gee

¹

[ 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, gee·ing.

1. to turn to the right.

verb (used with object)

, geed, gee·ing.

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, gee·ing.

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. Alsogee 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 /

interjection

1. informal.
   a mild exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc Alsogee whizz

Gee

³

/ dʒiː /

noun

1. GeeMaurice1931MNew ZealandWRITING: novelist Maurice. born 1931, New Zealand writer, noted for his trilogy of novels Plumb (1978), Meg (1981), and Sole Survivior (1983)

Word History and Origins

Origin of gee¹

First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain

Origin of gee²

1890–95, Americanism; 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

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

"But the pitch improved after that. The crowd were quite quiet at the start but it was nice that I managed to gee them up a bit!"

From BBC