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 (General Australian):

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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), 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

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

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:friend

   Hi geez, you alright?

Basque

Noun

geez

1. instrumental plural of ge

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