GEE


Meaning of GEE in English

gee 1

/jee/ , interj., v., geed, geeing .

interj.

1. (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to turn to the right.)

2. gee up , (used as a word of command to a horse or other draft animal directing it to go faster.)

v.i.

3. to turn to the right.

v.t.

4. to turn (something) to the right.

5. to evade. Cf. haw 3 .

[ 1620-30; orig. uncert. ]

gee 2

/jee/ , interj. Informal.

(used to express surprise, disappointment, enthusiasm, or simple emphasis): Gee, that's great! Gee, I can't remember the book's title.

[ 1890-95, Amer.; euphemism for JESUS ]

gee 3

/jee/ , v.i. , geed, geeing . Informal.

to agree; get along.

[ 1690-1700; orig. uncert. ]

gee 4

/jee/ , n. Slang.

a sum of one thousand dollars: a fancy car costing twenty-five gees. Cf. G .

[ 1925-30; sp. of G, abbr. for GRAND (a thousand dollars) ]

gee 5

/jee/ , n.

a 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.

[ 1940-45; orig. abbr. for ground electronics engineering ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .