gee
1 of 3interjection
ˈjē 
—used as an introductory expletive or to express surprise or enthusiasm
gee
2 of 3noun
1
: the letter g
2
[grand] slang : a thousand dollars
gee
3 of 3verb
imperative verb
—used as a direction to turn to the right or move ahead compare haw entry 5
intransitive verb
geed;geeing : to turn to the right side
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 Well, gee, a lot of these stories don’t get great traffic. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Some classical performances have people walking away saying, gee, that was nice. Linda Gandee, cleveland, 9 May 2022 Well, gee, susceptible to injury, shouldn’t that have entered into some decision in the past?’ And the answer to that would be yes, in all probability. Wallace Matthews, New York Times, 10 June 2018 Well, gee, here's a variety -- here's a different perspective. Fox News, 2 May 2018
Interjection
And, gee, what else will happening in the coming months? Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 Well, gee, a lot of these stories don’t get great traffic. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Some classical performances have people walking away saying, gee, that was nice. Linda Gandee, cleveland, 9 May 2022 Well, gee, susceptible to injury, shouldn’t that have entered into some decision in the past?’ And the answer to that would be yes, in all probability. Wallace Matthews, New York Times, 10 June 2018 Well, gee, here's a variety -- here's a different perspective. Fox News, 2 May 2018 Word History
Etymology
Interjection
euphemism for Jesus
Verb
origin unknown
First Known Use
Interjection
1884, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1628, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Phrases Containing gee
Kids Definition
gee
interjection
ˈjē
—used to show surprise, enthusiasm, or disappointment
Gee, what fun!Gee, that's bad news.
gee
interjection
as in oh
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- oh
- hey
- hello
- ah
- ha
- pshaw
- why
- well
- lo
- what
- no
- pooh
- fiddlesticks
- indeed
- aha
- gee whiz
- phooey
- whoops
- there
- my word
- fie
- come on
- ugh
- oops
- woops
- gad
- egad
- gadzooks
- zounds
- the devil
- the dickens
- (the) deuce
- luminophor
- luminoscope
- luminosities
- luminosity
- luminosity curve
- luminous
- luminous efficiency
- luminous energy
- censorial
- censorian
- censoring
- censorious
- censoriously
- censoriousness
- censoriousnesses
- censors
- censorship
- censorships
- censos
- censual
- censurabilities
- censurable
- censurablenesses
- censure
- censured