Meaning

(somewhat dated) A general exclamation of surprise or frustration..

Definitions by Sense

1. (somewhat dated) A general exclamation of surprise or frustration.
2. (intransitive) Of a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or turn in a direction away from the driver, typically to the right.
3. (transitive) To cause an animal to move in this way.
4. (UK, dialect, obsolete) To agree; to harmonize.
5. A gee-gee, a horse.
6. A command to a horse, pack animal, etc., which may variously mean “move forward”, “go faster”, or “turn to the right”.
7. The name of the Latin script letter G/g.
8. (slang) Abbreviation of grand; a thousand dollars.

Example Sentences

Gee, I didn't know that!

Gee, you didn't have to kick me!

Stephanie (Irene Dunne): Oh, yes. I like the English. And the Americans, too! / John Kent (Randolph Scott): Gee, that's swell. I'm an American! / Stephanie: Gee, that's swe–, I mean, I thought so.

Every night when I start to sing that song, I think, “Gee, what a song. What a moment.”

This horse won’t gee when I tell him to.

You may need to walk up to the front of the pack and physically gee the lead dog.

It didn't gee with what he had been trained to preach and think about about his religion, you know.

I did use a few of the items, in Elinor's handwriting, to check the writing on the letter that was in the box with the money. It geed.

Word Forms

• gees
• geeing
• geed

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When Should You Use Gee?

Use gee when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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