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gee willikers, int. & adj. meanings, etymology and more
Expressing or characterized by surprise, enthusiasm, or excitement. Frequently with the implication of naivety or childlike wonder.
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gee willikers - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English · Alternative forms · Etymology · Pronunciation · Interjection. edit · gee willikers. (US, dated minced oath) Gee, gosh.
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Geewhillikins - Oxford Reference
geewhillikins /dʒi:ˈwɪlɪkɪnz/ int ... orig US A mild expression of surprise. Also ge-, je-, -whil(I)iken(s), -whit(t)aker(s)/-ˈwɪtəkəz/. 1851–. C. ... Access to ...
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geewhillikins
geewhillikins, int. orig. U.S. (dʒiːˈwɪlɪkɪnz) Also ge-, je-, -whil(l)iken(s), -whil(l)ikin(s), -whit(t)aker(s). [Perh. a fanciful substitute for Jerusalem!, but cf. next.] = gee int.21851 ‘A. Missourian’ in T. A. Burke Polly Peablossom's Wedding, etc. 52 Jewhilliken, how he could whip er nigger! 18...
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What is the meaning behind the phrase 'gee willikers' and why do ...
"Gee willikers" is an informal American English interjection that expresses a range of emotions, including surprise, enthusiasm, or exasperation ...
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gee whillikins!, excl. - Green's Dictionary of Slang
McGill Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. 84: gee whiskers! Euphemistic exclamation of surprise [...] Early C20. ← gee vet!, ...
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jewhilliken(s)
jewhil(l)iken(s), -kin(s) varr. geewhillikins.
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Gee Whiz and Gee Whillikers, Your Slang is Old
What's the origin of this slang phrase? Minced oaths such as gee whiz, gee whittaker, and gee willigans are all minced oaths, most likely ...
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Word of the Day - whillikers - Dictionary.com
whillikers [ hwil-i-kerz, wil- ] interjection Informal. (used as an intensive after gee or golly gee to express astonishment, delight, etc.)
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Golly gee willikers : r/etymology - Reddit
"Golly" dates back to 1743 in England. "Gee whillikens" back to 1857. "I Hear America Talking" by Stuart Berg Flexner (Von Nostrand Reinhold Co.
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Gee willikers - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
Gee willikers! old-fashioned An exclamation of surprise, enthusiasm, or amazement. Gee willikers! That show sure was great, huh guys?
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GEE WILLIKERS - Definition & Meaning - Reverso English Dictionary
Gee willikers definition: expresses surprise or astonishment in a mild way. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.
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gee
▪ I. gee, n.1 north. and Sc. (giː) A fit of bad temper or sullenness; usually in phrase to take the gee: to take offence, become sulky.a 1605 Montgomerie Sonn. xxv. 9 Ȝe knau ill guiding genders mony gees And specially in poets. ? 17.. Song in Herd Collect. Scot. Songs (1829) 5 Lang or e'er that I c...
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem (dʒəˈruːsələm) The city in Palestine (Israel) so called; the Holy City. 1. Hence attrib. or ellipt. in the following, among other uses: Jerusalem cherry = winter cherry 1 b; Jerusalem jump (see quot.); Jerusalem letters, letters or symbols tattooed on the arm or body, such as pilgrims or v...
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outer
▪ I. outer, a. (n.1) (ˈaʊtə(r)) Forms: 5–6 outter, (6 outar), 5, 7– outer. [A new comparative formed immediately on out, instead of the inherited form utter from OE. {uacu}terra, uttra, which had ceased to show relationship to out; cf. late, latter, later. Occasional examples of outer, outter occur ...
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