gee
gee Lexical Profile
gee Game Scores & Validity
• interjection
North American Used as a mild exclamation to express surprise, enthusiasm, sympathy, or simple emphasis.
"Gee, I had no idea you had been waiting outside in the rain for over an hour!"
Used as a command to a horse, ox, or sled dog to turn to the right or to move forward.
"The musher shouted 'gee!' to guide the lead sled dog onto the right-hand fork of the snowy trail."
• noun
The spelled-out name of the seventh letter of the English alphabet (G).
"Remember that the word 'gnome' begins with a silent gee."
North American A sum of one thousand dollars (slang, short for 'grand').
"Restoring the vintage convertible ended up costing him at least ten gees."
• verb
British To encourage, urge on, or motivate someone to make a greater effort (usually used with 'up').
"The manager gave a lively halftime speech to gee up the players for the second half of the match."
To turn to the right, or to command a draft animal to turn to the right or move faster.
"The driver geed the team of oxen sharply to avoid the deep rut in the wagon road."
• Rhymes for gee
Word Origin & Etymology
As a mild exclamation, 'gee' emerged in late 19th-century American English as a clipped, euphemistic minced oath for 'Jesus' or 'Jerusalem.' The older command directed at draft animals dates to the 17th century and is likely of imitative origin.