gee-gee
Syllables: gee·gee/ˈdʒiːˌdʒiː/US/ˈdʒiˌdʒi/
gee-gee noun: a horse.
Noun
gee-gee (plural gee-gees)
- A horse.
- [W]hen great Aunt Ryder was exhausted with carrying her little nephews pick-a-back, Aunt Ellen was always willing to become a ‘gee-gee’ or riding-horse in her place, although certainly one of no very prancing and fiery temperament.1860 April 14, “The Bateman Household, and What Became of Them”, in William, Robert Chambers, editors, Chambers’s Journal of Popular Literature Science and Arts, volume XIII, number 328, London: W. &...
- I once heard a gee-gee neigh. / I thought he was calling for heigh. / But a man tapped my head, / And smilingly said, / "It's just that he feels a bit geigh."1946 February 18, W. D. Walker, “Letters to the Editors”, in Life, volume 20, Chicago, Ill.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7
Synonyms of gee-gee
Forms of gee-gee
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Origin of gee-gee
Reduplication of gee (“a command to an animal to move forward, go faster, or turn right”).
Questions about gee-gee
- What does gee-gee mean?
- Gee-gee means a horse.
- What part of speech is gee-gee?
- Gee-gee is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gee-gee?
- Gee-gee is pronounced /ˈdʒiːˌdʒiː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gee-gee?
- The plural of gee-gee is gee-gees.
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