げいげい

げいげい

See also: けいげい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeia, in imitation of the sound of someone gagging (compare English gag), or the sound of someone burping.[1]

Adverb

げいげい (rōmaji geigei)

1. (dated) gaggingly, heavingly

   朝 (あさ)から何 (な)にも食 (た)べていないので、げいげいと吐 (は)くものは飲 (の)んだ水 (みず)と黄 (き)色 (いろ)い液体 (えきたい)ばかりであった。

   Asa kara nani mo tabeteinai no de, geigei to haku mono wa nonda mizu to kiiroi ekitai bakari deatta.

   I hadn't had anything at all to eat since morning, so what I gaggingly threw up was just the water I drank and a yellow liquid.

2. (dated) belchingly, burpingly

Usage notes

Followed by the particle と (​to).

Synonyms

• ゲーゲー

Noun

げいげい (rōmaji geigei)

1. (dated) a burp, a belch

Etymology 2

Kanji reading.

Noun

げいげい (rōmaji geigei)

1. 鯨鯢: male and female whales; whales in general; a fierce fish; a major villain, a leader of criminals

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan