What does "gee" mean?
A gee-gee, a horse.
Gee
/ˈd͡ʒiː/ intj, name, noun, verb, slang
intj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A gee-gee, a horse.
- Grammar: gee is listed as intj, name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: accord, agree, aken, amazing.
- Useful contrasts: calm, check, discourage.
- Usage evidence: Gee, I wish I had that problem.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A gee-gee, a horse.
"You'll say a better major-general has never sat a gee"
- 2 The name of the Latin script letter G/g.
"One branch of English society drops its initial aitches, and another branch ignores its terminal gees."
- 3 Vagina, vulva. Ireland, slang
"The brassers, yeh know wha' I mean. The gee. Is tha' why?"
- 4 Alternative letter-case form of gee. alt-of
- 5 a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated wordnet
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- 6 Abbreviation of grand; a thousand dollars. abbreviation, alt-of, slang
"ten gees"
- 7 Abbreviation of gravity; the unit of acceleration equal to that exerted by gravity at the earth's surface. abbreviation, alt-of
"I've more muscle than you, and I'm used to greater gee, being from earth."
- 8 A guy. US, slang
"Just off the highway there's a small garage and paint-shop run by a gee named Art Huck."
Verb
- 1 Of a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or turn in a direction away from the driver, typically to the right. intransitive
"This horse won’t gee when I tell him to."
- 2 To suit or fit.
"That will just "gee"."
- 3 To give. dialectal, obsolete
"And good old Holmes delivered his soul on the walk home of many wise sayings, and, as the song says, "Gee'd 'em a sight of good advice;" […]"
- 4 give a command to a horse to turn to the right side wordnet
- 5 To cause an animal to move in this way. transitive
"You may need to walk up to the front of the pack and physically gee the lead dog."
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- 6 turn to the right side wordnet
- 7 To agree; to harmonize. UK, dialectal, obsolete
"It didn't gee with what he had been trained to preach and think about about his religion, you know."
Intj
- 1 A general exclamation of surprise or frustration. dated
"Gee, I didn't know that!"
- 2 A command to a horse, pack animal, etc., which may variously mean “move forward”, “go faster”, or “turn to the right”.
"Mush, huskies. Now, gee! Gee!"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
"Prosecutors allege that Gee posted several videos online following Biden’s visit to Scranton, Pennsylvania, in April for a campaign event."
- 2 A male given name. rare
- 3 An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kentucky, United States.
- 4 A ghost town in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States.
Antonyms
Example
"Gee, I wish I had that problem."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "gee"?
Common synonyms include: accord, agree, aken, amazing, arere, astonishing.
How do you use "gee" in a sentence?
Gee, I wish I had that problem.
How do you pronounce "gee"?
Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒiː/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
A shortening of Jesus, perhaps as in the oath by Jesus.
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Etymology 3
From Middle English, from Old English ge, from Latin ge (the name of the letter G).
Etymology 4
Unknown. Possibly from gowl (“vagina, vulva”), a slang term in Ireland. Compare Irish gabhal (“fork, crotch”).
Etymology 5
Northern English surname of debated meaning.