词组 | gee |
释义 | 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 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 up • gee 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 up • gee 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 whiz1. 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. gewgawA 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 whizAn 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. gewgawverbSee geegaw grandand 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! geeverbSee grand |
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