gee

gee
Ⅰ.
gee [1] (also gee whiz) EXCLAMATION informal, chiefly N. Amer. a mild expression of surprise, enthusiasm, or sympathy.
ORIGIN perhaps an abbreviation of JESUS(Cf. ↑Jesus).
Ⅱ.
gee [2] EXCLAMATION (gee up) a command to a horse to go faster.
VERB (gees, geed, geeing) (gee up) command (a horse) to go faster.
ORIGIN of unknown origin.

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