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/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -iːz

Interjection

geez

(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), jesszus, jesszusom, atyaég
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) (tiān a)
Finnish: jestas sentään, voi kiesus
German: Jesses (de)
Hungarian: úristen (hu), atyaúristen (hu)
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/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

geez

(UK, Ireland, slang) Informal address to a male.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:friend

Hi geez, you alright?

Basque

Noun

geez

instrumental plural of ge

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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

Noun

geez m (uncountable)

Ge'ez (an extinct Semitic language of Ethiopia)
Synonym: etiópico antigo

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