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词组 gee
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gee
Theme: ALCOHOL
n. a portion of liquor, a gallon or a single drink.
You want another gee of this booze?How about a gee for me?
Theme: AMAZEMENT
exclam. “Wow!” (An abbreviation of Jesus!, although not always recognized as such. Usually Gee!)
Gee! What a mess!Golly gee, do I have to?
Theme: DISGUSTING
mod. “gross”; disgusting. (The initial letter of gross.)
This is just too gee!Tiffany is acting way gee lately.
gee
1. noun
1
a man, a fellow US, 1907.
2
opium; heroin. Possibly a respelling of the initial letter of a number of synonyms, or from Hindi ghee (butter), or playing on the sense as HORSE (heroin) US, 1938.
3
$1,000. From the first letter of GRAND ($1,000) US, 1936.
4
a piece of praise. Possibly from the verb sense 'to encourage' UK, 1998.
5
a market trader's or circus entertainer's assistant who is discreetly positioned in the crowd to incite responses UK, 1934.
6
a strong, respected, manipulative prisoner US, 1951.
7
any device used to secure a needle to an eye dropper as part of an improvised mechanism to inject drugs US, 1960.
8
the vagina. The term gives rise to the 'gee bag' condom, 'missed by a gee hair' (a near miss or accident) and the expression 'do ya the gee' said by a boy to a girl and meaning 'do you have sex' IRELAND, 1991.
9
a horse UK, 1879
2. verb
1
to encourage, to incite. From the commands to a horse: 'gee up!' UK, 1932.
2
to inform. From the initial letter of GRASS (to inform) UK, 1996
phrasegee[geed, geed, geeing]
gee up 1. gee up! BrE spoken old-fashioned used to tell a horse to move forwards or go faster SIMILAR TO: giddy up! spoken2. gee sb upgee up sb BrE informal to make someone feel more confident and encourage them to try harder to succeed: Last week's 5-goal success against Swindon will gee United up. SIMILAR TO: cheer up, encourage3. gee sb upgee up sb BrE informal to persuade someone to do something more quickly or try harder to do something: Ring the builders, and see if you can gee them up a bit.

gee whiz

1. interjection An exclamation of any strong emotion, such as surprise, dismay, enthusiasm, exasperation, etc. Aw, gee whiz, Mom! Can't I stay out and play for one more hour? Gee whiz guys, wasn't that show great?
2. adjective Especially enthusiastic or impressed; youthfully or naïvely optimistic or exuberant. Often hyphenated. The film is sure to provoke some gee-whiz reactions from even the most cynical of spectators. A lot of people come into politics with some gee-whiz notions of changing the world.
3. adjective Showily or gaudily impressive; amazing or astounding. Often hyphenated. The film boasts a lot of gee-whiz effects but doesn't offer much else in the way of plot or character development.

gewgaw

A trinket, knick-knack, or bauble, typically one that is small and ornamental. I hope Aunt Louise doesn't give me another gewgaw for my birthday—I already have a shelf full of them!

gee whiz

An expression of surprise, dismay, or enthusiasm. For example, Gee whiz, Dad, I thought you'd let me borrow the car, or Gee whiz, they finally won the Series! This term is thought to be a euphemism for "Jesus Christ." [Slang; 1870s]

gee

(dʒi)
1. n. a portion of liquor, a gallon or a single drink. You want another gee of this booze?
2. exclam. Wow! (An abbreviation of Jesus!, although not always recognized as such. Usually Gee!) Golly gee, do I have to?
3. mod. gross; disgusting. (The initial letter of gross.) Tiffany is acting way gee lately.
4. Go to grand.

gewgaw

verb
See geegaw

grand

and G and gee and large
n. one thousand dollars. That car probably cost about twenty grand. You owe me three gees! He won three large on the slots!

gee

verb
See grand
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