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gee

/d͡ʒiː/ noun

In Latin: gē Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gee at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated.

verb

  1. Turn to the right side.
    the horse geed
  2. Give a command to a horse to turn to the right side.

Origin

A shortening of Jesus, perhaps as in the oath by Jesus.

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