- Maurice. born 1931, New Zealand writer, noted for his trilogy of novels Plumb (1978), Meg (1981), and Sole Survivior (1983)
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Gee /dʒiː/ n
gee2 /dʒi/USA pronunciation
interj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Informal TermsThis word is used to express surprise, disappointment, enthusiasm, or simple emphasis:Gee, what a beautiful day it is!
gee1
( jē),USA pronunciation interj., v., geed, gee•ing.
interj.
v.i.
v.t.
gee2 ( jē),USA pronunciation interj. [Informal.]
gee3 ( jē),USA pronunciation v.i., geed, gee•ing. [Informal.]
gee4 ( jē),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]
gee5 ( jē),USA pronunciation n.
interj.
- (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to turn to the right.)
- gee up, (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to go faster.)
v.i.
- to turn to the right.
v.t.
- to turn (something) to the right.
- to evade. Cf. haw3.
- origin, originally uncertain 1620–30
gee2 ( jē),USA pronunciation interj. [Informal.]
- Informal Terms(used to express surprise, disappointment, enthusiasm, or simple emphasis):Gee, that's great! Gee, I can't remember the book's title.
- euphemism for Jesus 1890–95, American.
gee3 ( jē),USA pronunciation v.i., geed, gee•ing. [Informal.]
- Informal Termsto agree;
get along.
- origin, originally uncertain 1690–1700
gee4 ( jē),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]
- Slang Termsa sum of one thousand dollars:a fancy car costing twenty-five gees.Cf. G.
- spelling, spelled of German, abbreviation for grand (a thousand dollars) 1925–30
gee5 ( jē),USA pronunciation n.
- Electronicsa 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.
- origin, originally abbreviation for ground electronics engineering 1940–45
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gee /dʒiː/ interj
- Also: gee up! an exclamation, as to a horse or draught animal, to encourage it to turn to the right, go on, or go faster
- (usually followed by up) to move (an animal, esp a horse) ahead; urge on
- (followed by up) to encourage (someone) to greater effort or activity
gee /dʒiː/ interj
- US Canadian informal a mild exclamation of surprise, admiration, etcAlso: gee whizz
'Gee' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gyp
- agee
- bungee cord
- bungee jumping
- gee-string
- gee whiz
- G-string
- haw
- jee
- Muskogee
- ogee arch
- peegee hydrangea
- ragi
- whillikers
- skewgee