gee-gee
/ˈdʒiˌdʒi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.33 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[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."
- "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.""
- "Oh, you don’t catch me on a gee-gee’s [footnote: A “gee-gee” is a horse.] back again, / It’s not the sort of place that you can doze on, / For the only ’orse that I think that I can ride / Is the one that the m’ssis dries the clothes on."
- "Then one day his bookkeeper didn't show up for work, just disappeared, the financial records and journals gone with him. / 'He stole from you?' / 'He blew it all on the gee-gees and cards. I had no idea. You just can't trust people Jamie.'"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdʒiˌdʒi/
- British English: /ˈdʒiːˌdʒiː/