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. 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)と黄色 (き)い液体 (ろいえきたい)ばかりであった。
    Asa kara nani mo tabeteinai no de, geigei to haku mono wa nonda mizu to kīroi 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. belchingly, burpingly
Usage notes

Followed by the particle と (​to).

Noun

げいげい (rōmaji geigei)

  1. 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
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