gee


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gee1 (also gee whiz)
exclamation informal, chiefly N. Amer. a mild expression of surprise, enthusiasm, or sympathy.
– origin C19: perh. an abbrev. of Jesus.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gee2
exclamation (gee up) a command to a horse to go faster. verb (gees, geeing, geed) (gee someone/thing up) Brit. command a horse to go faster.

■ encourage someone to work more quickly.

– origin C17: of unknown origin.
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