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Webster 1913 Edition

Geez

Geez

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Noun.

The original native name for the ancient Ethiopic language or people. See

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Definition 2024

Geez

Geez

See also: geez and Ge'ez

English

Proper noun

Geez

Alternative form of Ge'ez

geez

geez

See also: Ge'ez and Geez

English

Alternative forms

jeez

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʒiːz/

Rhymes: -iːz

Interjection

geez

(euphemistic) An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.

Translations

An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration

Bulgarian: Исусе ‎(Isuse)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 天啊 ‎(tiān a)
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)

Japanese: なんてこった ‎(nantekotta)
Korean: 이런 (ko) ‎(ireon)
Latin: edepol
Norwegian: i jesu navn
Polish: Jezu (pl)
Portuguese: Jesus! (pt)
Romanian: Doamne
Russian: бо́же ‎(bóže), чёрт (ru) ‎(čort), блин (ru) ‎(blin)
Swedish: jösses (sv), jisses (sv)

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of geezer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡiːz/
Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

geez

(Britain, slang) Informal address to a male.
Hi geez, you alright?