GEE-WHIZ

Meaning of GEE-WHIZ in English

/jee"hwiz", -wiz"/ , adj. Informal.

arousing or characterized by surprise, wonder, or triumphant achievement: a gee-whiz technology; a gee-whiz reaction to the sight of the Grand Canyon.

[ 1930-35 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

GEE WHIZ — interjection Date: 1876 gee II
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GEE-WHIZ — adjective Date: 1934 designed to arouse wonder or excitement or to amplify the merits or significance of something especially by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GEE-WHIZ — (ˈ)jē¦(h)wiz adjective Etymology: gee whiz 1. : designed to arouse wonder or excitement or to amplify the merits or significance …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GEE WHIZ — interjection also gee whizz (ˈ)jēˈ(h)wiz ; or gee whil·li·kers -(h)wilə̇kə(r)z, -lēk- ; or gee whil·li·kins -kə̇nz Etymology: gee (VI) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GEE WHIZ — Informal. gee 2 . [ 1880-85, Amer.; appar. euphemistic alter. of JESUS, with final syllable replaced by WHIZ 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GEE WHIZ — geez! , wow! (cry of wonder or surprise)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GEE WHIZ — interjection Date: 1876 : gee II
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GEE-WHIZ — adjective Date: 1934 1. : designed to arouse wonder or excitement or to amplify the merits or significance of something …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GEE-WHIZ — Pronunciation: ' j ē - ˌ hwiz, - ˌ wiz Function: adjective Date: 1934 1 : designed to arouse wonder …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GEE WHIZ — Pronunciation: ( ˌ )j ē - ' Function: interjection Date: 1876 : 2 GEE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GEE WHIZ — ■ exclamation another term for gee 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab
GEE-WHIZ — [gee-whiz] adj (1934) 1: designed to arouse wonder or excitement or to amplify the merits or significance of something esp. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GEE WHIZ — [gee whiz] interj (1885): [2]gee
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GEE WHIZ — / ˌdʒiː ˈwɪz; NAmE / exclamation ( old-fashioned , especially NAmE ) = gee
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GEE-WHIZ — gee-ˈwhiz BrE AmE adjective American English informal very good, in a way that is impressive and exciting: gee-whiz graphics
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GEE WHIZ — ˌgee ˈwhiz BrE AmE interjection American English old-fashioned used to show that you are surprised or annoyed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GEE WHIZ — also gee whizz 1. People sometimes say gee whiz in order to express a strong reaction to something or to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GEE WHIZ — also ~z 1. People sometimes say ~ in order to express a strong reaction to something or to introduce a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GEE-WHIZ — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ the gee-whiz graphics of a computer game
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GEE WHIZ — interjection EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But gee whiz , there are other schools in town equally deserving of coverage.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GEE WHIZ — {interj.}, {informal} Used as an exclamation to show surprise or other strong feeling. Rare in written English. * /Gee whiz! …
Slang English vocab
GEE WHIZ — {interj.}, {informal} Used as an exclamation to show surprise or other strong feeling. Rare in written English. * /Gee whiz! …
Словарь английских идиом
GEE WHIZ — golly gee, gosh darn, aw shucks Gee whiz, Miss Julie. I'd never do anything to hurt you.
English Idioms vocab
GEE WHIZ — golly gee , gosh darn , aw shucks Gee whiz, Miss Julie. I'd never do anything to hurt you.
English Idioms vocabulary
GEE WHIZ — interj. , informal Used as an exclamation to show surprise or other strong feeling. Rare in written English. Gee whiz! …
American Idioms English vocabulary
GEE WHIZ — вот здорово, вот так так
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GEE WHIZ — вот здорово, вот так так
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GEE WHIZ — interj AmE infml Gee whiz, wasn't she just cute! — Черт возьми, я такой потрясной бабы еще не видел Gee whiz! The …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
GEE WHIZ — interj AmE infml Gee whiz, wasn't she just cute! — Черт возьми, я такой потрясной бабы еще не видел Gee …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
GEE WHIZ — gee whiz interj AmE infml Gee whiz, wasn't she just cute! Черт возьми, я такой потрясной бабы еще не видел …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GEE WHIZ — Gee whiz, wasn't she just cute! — Черт возьми, я такой потрясной бабы еще не видел Gee whiz! The broads …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
GEE WHIZ! — Вот так так!; Вот дела!; Ну и ну!; Вот это да!; Фу ты!; Ого!
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
GEE WHIZ — возглас, выражающий удивление: "Вот так так!", "Вот дела!", "Ну и ну!", "Вот это да!", "Фу ты!", "Ого!"
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
WHIZ — I. verb or ~z (~zed; ~zing) Etymology: imitative Date: 1582 intransitive verb to hum, whir, or hiss like a speeding …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHIZ — I. verb or whizz ˈhwiz also ˈwiz ( whizzed ; whizzed ; whizzing ; whizzes ) Etymology: imitative intransitive verb …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GEE — I. ˈjē verb Etymology: origin unknown verb imperative — used (1) as a command to a team or draft animal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHIZ — (n.) A hissing and humming sound.
Английский словарь Webster
WHIZ — (v. i.) To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly …
Английский словарь Webster
WHIZ — ( v. i. ) To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIZ — ( n. ) A hissing and humming sound.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIZ — whiz 1 — whizzingly , adv. /hwiz, wiz/ , v. , whizzed, whizzing , n. v.i. 1. to make a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GEE — gee 1 /jee/ , interj., v., geed, geeing . interj. 1. (used as a word of command to a horse …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIZ
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHIZ — n. hissing sound of friction, whistle; fast movement that creates a whizzing sound; genius or expert (Informal)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GEE — interj. gosh!, golly! (cry of surprise); gee whiz, geez! , wow! (cry of wonder or surprise)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHIZ — I. verb or whizz ˈhwiz, ˈwiz ( whizzed ; whiz·zing ) Etymology: imitative Date: 1582 intransitive verb 1. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHIZ — noun a hissing and humming sound. 2. whiz ·vi to make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or …
Webster English vocab
GEE — vt to cause (a team) to turn to the off side, or from the driver. 2. gee ·vi to agree; …
Webster English vocab
WHIZ — [whiz] or whizz vb whizzed ; whiz.zing [imit.] vi (1547) 1: to hum, whir, or hiss like a speeding object …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GEE — [gee] vb [origin unknown] vb imper (1628)--used as a direction to turn to the right or move ahead--compare [5]haw ~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHIZ — whiz, whizz BrE AmE wɪz hwɪz ▷ whizzed wɪzd hwɪzd ▷ whizzes ˈwɪz ɪz ˈhwɪz-, -əz ▷ whizzing ˈwɪz ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GEE — gee, Gee BrE AmE dʒiː ▷ geed dʒiːd ▷ geeing ˈdʒiː ɪŋ ▷ gees dʒiːz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GEE — / dʒiː; NAmE / exclamation , verb ■ exclamation ( especially NAmE ) a word that some people use to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHIZ — I. whizz 1 BrE AmE British English , whiz American English /wɪz/ verb [intransitive] 1 . [always + adverb/preposition] informal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GEE — I. gee 1 /dʒiː/ BrE AmE interjection especially American English [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Jesus ] used to show …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHIZ — n. & v. (also whizz) colloq. --n. 1 the sound made by the friction of a body moving through the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GEE — int. (also gee whiz) US colloq. a mild expression of surprise, discovery, etc. [perh. abbr. of JESUS]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHIZ — n. & v. (also whizz) colloq. n. 1 the sound made by the friction of a body moving through the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GEE — int. (also gee whiz) US colloq. a mild expression of surprise, discovery, etc. [ perh. abbr. of JESUS ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHIZ — n. & v. (also whizz) colloq. --n. 1. the sound made by the friction of a body moving through the …
Oxford English vocab
GEE — 1. int. (also gee whiz) US colloq. a mild expression of surprise, discovery, etc. Etymology: perh. abbr. of JESUS 2. …
Oxford English vocab
GEE — People sometimes say gee to emphasize a reaction or remark. ( AM INFORMAL ) Gee, it’s hot... Gee thanks, Stan. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GEE — People sometimes say ~ to emphasize a reaction or remark. (AM INFORMAL) Gee, it’s hot... Gee thanks, Stan. EXCLAM emphasis
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GEE — interjection COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES gee whiz
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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