gee willikersint.adj.

Brit.

/ˌdʒiː ˈwɪlɪkəz/, U.S.

/ˌdʒi ˈwɪlᵻkərz/

Forms:

α. 1800s gewhitaker, 1800s jewhitaker, 1800s jewhitiker, 1800s– geewhitaker, 1800s– geewhittaker, 1900s– geewhittakers.

β. 1800s geewhilekins, 1800s gewellekens, 1800s gewhilikins, 1800s gheewillikins, 1800s jeewhilikins, 1800s jewhilliken, 1800s jewhillikin, 1800s– geewhilligins, 1800s– geewhillikins Brit. /ˌdʒiːˈwɪlɪkᵻnz/, U.S. /ˌdʒiˈwɪlᵻkənz/, 1800s– geewillikens, 1800s– jeewillikens, 1900s jeewhilligins, 1900s jeewhillikins, 1900s– geewhilikins, 1900s– gewhillikins, 2000s– geewillikins.

γ. 1900s– geewhillakers, 1900s– geewhillicker, 1900s– geewhillikers, 1900s– geewilikers, 1900s– geewillickers, 1900s– geewillikers.

δ. 1900s– geewhittigans, 1900s– geewittikins.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English Jerusalem! ; Jesus int.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) a fanciful alteration of Jerusalem! (which is probably itself a euphemistic alteration of Jesus int.; see Jerusalem n. 2), or immediately (ii) a euphemistic alteration of Jesus int.; in either case, apparently influenced by the surnames Whit(t)aker (in α. forms) and Willikin(s) (in β. forms); the γ. and δ. forms apparently show recombinations of elements of the same two names. With the suffix, compare -kin suffix. Compare gee int.², gee whiz int.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A. int.

Expressing any of a number of feelings or emotions, esp. surprise, enthusiasm, or exasperation. Also used for emphasis. Cf. gee int.² Now dated, and chiefly in ironic or humorous use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection]

whatOE

well, wellOE

avoyc1300

ouc1300

ay1340

lorda1393

ahaa1400

hillaa1400

whannowc1450

wow1513

why?1520

heydaya1529

ah1538

ah me!a1547

fore me!a1547

o me!a1547

what the (also a) goodyear1570

precious coals1576

Lord have mercy (on us)1581

good heavens1588

whau1589

coads1590

ay me!1591

my stars!a1593

Gods me1595

law1598

Godso1600

to go out1600

coads-nigs1608

for mercy!a1616

good stars!1615

mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616

gramercy1617

goodness1623

what next?1662

mon Dieu1665

heugh1668

criminy1681

Lawd1696

the dickens1697

(God, etc.) bless my heart1704

alackaday1705

(for) mercy's sake!1707

my1707

deuce1710

gracious1712

goodly and gracious1713

my word1722

my stars and garters!1758

lawka1774

losha1779

Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784

great guns!1795

mein Gott1795

Dear me!1805

fancy1813

well, I'm sure!1815

massy1817

Dear, dear!1818

to get off1818

laws1824

Mamma mia1824

by crikey1826

wisha1826

alleleu1829

crackey1830

Madonna mia1830

indeed1834

to go on1835

snakes1839

Jerusalem1840

sapristi1840

oh my days1841

tear and ages1841

what (why, etc.) in time?1844

sakes alive!1846

gee willikers1847

to get away1847

well, to be sure!1847

gee1851

Great Scott1852

holy mackerel!1855

doggone1857

lawsy1868

my wig(s)!1871

gee whiz1872

crimes1874

yoicks1881

Christmas1882

hully gee1895

'ullo1895

my hat!1899

good (also great) grief!1900

strike me pink!1902

oo-er1909

what do you know?1909

cripes1910

coo1911

zowiec1913

can you tie that?1918

hot diggety1924

yeow1924

ziggety1924

stone (or stiffen) the crows1930

hullo1931

tiens1932

whammo1932

po po po1936

how about that?1939

hallo1942

brother1945

tie that!1948

surprise1953

wowee1963

yikes1971

never1974

to sod off1976

whee1978

mercy1986

yipes1989

1847 Anglo American 23 Oct. 18/2 ‘Gee—Whittaker!’ exclaimed the stranger—‘wot's that?’

1856 Town Talk (San Francisco) 20 July 1/1 Gee-whitaker! what a kurchy she made, and bowed so low that I nearly fell outer my dickey onto the floor.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxxviii. 325 ‘Geewhillikins,’ I says, ‘but what does the rest of it mean?’

1941 ‘C. S. Forester’ Captain from Connecticut xx. 261 ‘Geewhillikins, sir,’ said Hubbard; the dark mobile face lengthened in surprise.

2013 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 4 June a17 Gee willikers! Can't an old rusty TV news anchor get a moment's peace these days?

B. adj.

Expressing or characterized by surprise, enthusiasm, or excitement.Frequently with the implication of naivety or childlike wonder.

ΚΠ

1963 D. G. Campbell What does Daddy do all Day? 157 The United States of America continues to astound the rest of the world with its ‘Gee Willikers!’ attitude towards what is popularly called the ‘Red Economic Menace’.

1971 Look 18 May 79/4 I know I should have been full of gee-whillikers glad-girl gratitude but I wasn't.

2004 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 7 Aug. e1 One reliable vein of humor in the show pits the twins' gee-willikers naivete against the caustic worldliness of their father.

2018 Daily News (Los Angeles) (Nexis) 2 Aug. aa1 This was always my favorite poster... It represents happy families having a great time in that sort of mid-century, optimistic, ‘gee-willikers’ sort of way.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gee willikers
释义	gee willikersint.adj. Brit. /ˌdʒiː ˈwɪlɪkəz/, U.S. /ˌdʒi ˈwɪlᵻkərz/ Forms: α. 1800s gewhitaker, 1800s jewhitaker, 1800s jewhitiker, 1800s– geewhitaker, 1800s– geewhittaker, 1900s– geewhittakers. β. 1800s geewhilekins, 1800s gewellekens, 1800s gewhilikins, 1800s gheewillikins, 1800s jeewhilikins, 1800s jewhilliken, 1800s jewhillikin, 1800s– geewhilligins, 1800s– geewhillikins Brit. /ˌdʒiːˈwɪlɪkᵻnz/, U.S. /ˌdʒiˈwɪlᵻkənz/, 1800s– geewillikens, 1800s– jeewillikens, 1900s jeewhilligins, 1900s jeewhillikins, 1900s– geewhilikins, 1900s– gewhillikins, 2000s– geewillikins. γ. 1900s– geewhillakers, 1900s– geewhillicker, 1900s– geewhillikers, 1900s– geewilikers, 1900s– geewillickers, 1900s– geewillikers. δ. 1900s– geewhittigans, 1900s– geewittikins. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English Jerusalem! ; Jesus int. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) a fanciful alteration of Jerusalem! (which is probably itself a euphemistic alteration of Jesus int.; see Jerusalem n. 2), or immediately (ii) a euphemistic alteration of Jesus int.; in either case, apparently influenced by the surnames Whit(t)aker (in α. forms) and Willikin(s) (in β. forms); the γ. and δ. forms apparently show recombinations of elements of the same two names. With the suffix, compare -kin suffix. Compare gee int.², gee whiz int. colloquial (originally U.S.). A. int. Expressing any of a number of feelings or emotions, esp. surprise, enthusiasm, or exasperation. Also used for emphasis. Cf. gee int.² Now dated, and chiefly in ironic or humorous use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > exclamation of surprise [interjection] whatOE well, wellOE avoyc1300 ouc1300 ay1340 lorda1393 ahaa1400 hillaa1400 whannowc1450 wow1513 why?1520 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 what the (also a) goodyear1570 precious coals1576 Lord have mercy (on us)1581 good heavens1588 whau1589 coads1590 ay me!1591 my stars!a1593 Gods me1595 law1598 Godso1600 to go out1600 coads-nigs1608 for mercy!a1616 good stars!1615 mercy on us (also me, etc.)!a1616 gramercy1617 goodness1623 what next?1662 mon Dieu1665 heugh1668 criminy1681 Lawd1696 the dickens1697 (God, etc.) bless my heart1704 alackaday1705 (for) mercy's sake!1707 my1707 deuce1710 gracious1712 goodly and gracious1713 my word1722 my stars and garters!1758 lawka1774 losha1779 Lord bless me (also you, us, etc.)1784 great guns!1795 mein Gott1795 Dear me!1805 fancy1813 well, I'm sure!1815 massy1817 Dear, dear!1818 to get off1818 laws1824 Mamma mia1824 by crikey1826 wisha1826 alleleu1829 crackey1830 Madonna mia1830 indeed1834 to go on1835 snakes1839 Jerusalem1840 sapristi1840 oh my days1841 tear and ages1841 what (why, etc.) in time?1844 sakes alive!1846 gee willikers1847 to get away1847 well, to be sure!1847 gee1851 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 doggone1857 lawsy1868 my wig(s)!1871 gee whiz1872 crimes1874 yoicks1881 Christmas1882 hully gee1895 'ullo1895 my hat!1899 good (also great) grief!1900 strike me pink!1902 oo-er1909 what do you know?1909 cripes1910 coo1911 zowiec1913 can you tie that?1918 hot diggety1924 yeow1924 ziggety1924 stone (or stiffen) the crows1930 hullo1931 tiens1932 whammo1932 po po po1936 how about that?1939 hallo1942 brother1945 tie that!1948 surprise1953 wowee1963 yikes1971 never1974 to sod off1976 whee1978 mercy1986 yipes1989 1847 Anglo American 23 Oct. 18/2 ‘Gee—Whittaker!’ exclaimed the stranger—‘wot's that?’ 1856 Town Talk (San Francisco) 20 July 1/1 Gee-whitaker! what a kurchy she made, and bowed so low that I nearly fell outer my dickey onto the floor. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxxviii. 325 ‘Geewhillikins,’ I says, ‘but what does the rest of it mean?’ 1941 ‘C. S. Forester’ Captain from Connecticut xx. 261 ‘Geewhillikins, sir,’ said Hubbard; the dark mobile face lengthened in surprise. 2013 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 4 June a17 Gee willikers! Can't an old rusty TV news anchor get a moment's peace these days? B. adj. Expressing or characterized by surprise, enthusiasm, or excitement.Frequently with the implication of naivety or childlike wonder. ΚΠ 1963 D. G. Campbell What does Daddy do all Day? 157 The United States of America continues to astound the rest of the world with its ‘Gee Willikers!’ attitude towards what is popularly called the ‘Red Economic Menace’. 1971 Look 18 May 79/4 I know I should have been full of gee-whillikers glad-girl gratitude but I wasn't. 2004 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 7 Aug. e1 One reliable vein of humor in the show pits the twins' gee-willikers naivete against the caustic worldliness of their father. 2018 Daily News (Los Angeles) (Nexis) 2 Aug. aa1 This was always my favorite poster... It represents happy families having a great time in that sort of mid-century, optimistic, ‘gee-willikers’ sort of way. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.adj.1847
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