Geez Definition

jēz
interjection
Used to express mild surprise, delight, dissatisfaction, or annoyance.
American Heritage

Jeez.

Webster's New World
(euphemistic) An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.
Wiktionary
noun

(UK, slang) Informal address to a male; abbreviation of geezer.

Hi geez, you alright?
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Origin of Geez

  • Shortening and alteration of Jesus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • A minced oath of the word Jesus.

    From Wiktionary

Geez Sentence Examples

  • Geez. Looks like it's been hit by a locomotive.

  • They possess - not in Hebrew, of which they are altogether ignorant, but in Ethiopic (or Geez)- the canonical and apocryphal books of the Old Testament; a volume of extracts from the Pentateuch, with comments given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai; the Te-e-sa-sa Sanbat, or laws of the Sabbath; the Ardit, a book of secrets revealed to twelve saints, which is used as a charm against disease; lives of Abraham, Moses, &c.; and a translation of Josephus called Sana Aihud.

  • Geez, is my reputation that bad?

  • A see Toms away fur the Fair, Geez A could jist dae wae 2 weeks in Saltcoats !

  • Geez, it just seems that the celebrities can't keep themselves out of trouble with the law, as Heather Locklear is formally charged.

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Words Starting With

GGEGEE

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ZEZEEZ

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