—used as an introductory expletive or to express surprise or enthusiasm
1
: the letter g
2
[grand] slang
: a thousand dollars
—used as a direction to turn to the right or move ahead
compare haw entry 5
geed;geeing
: to turn to the right side
Examples of gee in a Sentence
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
This critique, people looking at what’s happening in Ukraine and saying, gee, we’ve been told for the last ten years that boycott, divestment and sanctions are a terrible, illiberal idea.
—Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2022
Well, gee, more fun would make one better than the other.
—EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
Washington received a plethora of young talent — gee, why does this sound so familiar — that will get the chance to develop at the major-league level, including left-hander Mackenzie Gore, shortstop CJ Abrams and catcher Keibert Ruiz (who has already signed a $50 million extension).
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2023
There are some people who are going to say, gee, that happened to me, and ultimately a writer has to draw from real life.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
And, gee, what else will happening in the coming months?
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
Well, gee, a lot of these stories don’t get great traffic.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
Some classical performances have people walking away saying, gee, that was nice.
—Linda Gandee, cleveland, 9 May 2022
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Interjection
With this approach, some jokes land firmly, some flop, some coast on everything else being funny and some start to annoy you because, gee, isn’t anybody ever taking anything seriously?
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
This critique, people looking at what’s happening in Ukraine and saying, gee, we’ve been told for the last ten years that boycott, divestment and sanctions are a terrible, illiberal idea.
—Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2022
Well, gee, more fun would make one better than the other.
—EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
Washington received a plethora of young talent — gee, why does this sound so familiar — that will get the chance to develop at the major-league level, including left-hander Mackenzie Gore, shortstop CJ Abrams and catcher Keibert Ruiz (who has already signed a $50 million extension).
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2023
There are some people who are going to say, gee, that happened to me, and ultimately a writer has to draw from real life.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
And, gee, what else will happening in the coming months?
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
Well, gee, a lot of these stories don’t get great traffic.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
Some classical performances have people walking away saying, gee, that was nice.
—Linda Gandee, cleveland, 9 May 2022
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“Gee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gee. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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gee
1 of 2 imperative verb
—used as a direction to turn to the right or move ahead
gee
2 of 2 interjection
—used to show surprise, enthusiasm, or disappointment
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