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zee

[ zee ]

noun

  1. the letter Z or z.


zee

/ ziː /

noun

  1. the US word for zed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of zee1

1665–75; by analogy with the names of other consonant letters; zed
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Example Sentences

Another man tells her about how the Los Zetas cartel struck such fear in locals that “you called them ‘the last letter guys,’ as in zee for Zeta.”

When I came out as nonbinary decades ago, I asked others to use "ze/hir" – pronounced "zee" and "here" – for me.

From Salon

“Zees is my favorite way to hunt for zee treasure,” everyone heard LeVisqueux say.

“Stay close to zee candles,” she says, holding an oversized candelabra with unlit candlesticks as she climbs a shadowy staircase.

We don’t need any more of this “I am zee law” tyranny.

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