geez

geez

See also: Ge'ez and Geez

English

Etymology 1

A minced oath from the word Jesus.

Alternative forms

• geeze, jeez, jeeze

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiːz/

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• Rhymes: -iːz

Interjection

geez

1. (euphemistic) An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.

   Synonyms: sheesh; see also Thesaurus:wow

   Geez, that was one hell of a week.

Derived terms

• geez Louise

Translations

exclamation denoting surprise or frustration

Bulgarian: Исусе (Isuse) Chinese: Mandarin: 天啊 (zh) (tiān a) Dutch: Jasses Estonian: Issand Finnish: jessus, jösses (fi), kiesus French: ciel (fr), mon Dieu (fr), Dieu (fr), Sainte Vierge (fr), bon sang (fr) German: jessas Hungarian: Jézus (hu) Italian: accidenti (it), cribbio (it) Japanese: なんてこった (nantekotta), ああ (ja) (ā) Korean: 이런 (ko) (ireon) Latin: edepol Norwegian: i jesu navn Polish: Jezu (pl), jeju Portuguese: Jesus! (pt), Gzuis (slang) Romanian: Doamne Russian: бо́же (ru) (bóže), чёрт (ru) (čort), блин (ru) (blin) Spanish: ¡Jesús! (es) Swedish: jösses (sv), jisses (sv)

exclamation of fright

Chinese: Mandarin: 天啊 (zh) Finnish: jestas sentään, voi kiesus German: Jesses (de) Portuguese: credo! (pt), cruzes! (pt)

exclamation of incredulity

Finnish: jestas sentään, voi kiesus, jessus German: jessas Spanish: ostras (es),caramba (es)

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of geezer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiːz/
• Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

geez

1. (UK, slang) Informal address to a male.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:friend

   Hi geez, you alright?

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Basque

Noun

geez

1. instrumental plural of ge

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ge'ez, geês
• gueze
• gue'ez, gueez, gueês (rare)

Noun

geez m (uncountable)

1. Ge'ez (an extinct Semitic language of Ethiopia)

   Synonym: etiópico antigo