geez

See also: Ge'ez and Geez

English

Etymology 1

A minced oath of the word Jesus.

Alternative forms

jeez

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʒiːz/

Rhymes: -iːz

Interjection

geez

(euphemistic) An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.

Synonyms

For semantic relationships of this term, see wow in the Thesaurus.

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 (ru) (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?

Synonyms

For semantic relationships of this term, see friend in the Thesaurus.

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