gee

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   turn to the right side

   the horse geed

2. 2
   intj

   A general exclamation of surprise or frustration.

   Gee, I didn't know that!

3. 3
   verb

   Of a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or turn in a direction away from the driver, typically to the right.

   This horse won’t gee when I tell him to.

4. 4
   verb

   To cause an animal to move in this way.

   You may need to walk up to the front of the pack and physically gee the lead dog.

5. 5
   verb

   To agree; to harmonize.

   It didn't gee with what he had been trained to preach and think about about his religion, you know.

6. 6
   noun

   A gee-gee, a horse.

   You'll say a better major-general has never sat a gee

7. 7
   intj

   A command to a horse, pack animal, etc., which may variously mean “move forward”, “go faster”, or “turn to the right”.

   Mush, huskies. Now, gee! Gee!

8. 8
   noun

   The name of the Latin script letter G/g.

   One branch of English society drops its initial aitches, and another branch ignores its terminal gees.

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from gowl (“vagina, vulva”), a slang term in Ireland. Compare Irish gabhal (“fork, crotch”).