gee whiz

/dʒiː wɪz//dʒiː ʍɪz/

interjection

An expression of surprise, enthusiasm, or annoyance: wow or so what?

“These are some gee-whiz photographs.”

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Meanings

interjection
  1. USdatedAn expression of surprise, enthusiasm, or annoyance: wow or so what?

    You only got 10% in the test. Gee whiz – you'll get over it.

    3 more examples

    When people would get off they always gasped out: 'Gee whiz, what a horse! Gee whiz, did you ever see anything like that! '

    1905, Lloyd Osbourne, Baby Bullet: The Bubble of Destiny, page 116

    Gee whiz, how do people have fun when they're married and have a family?

    1959 April 23, “Beaver's Newspaper”, in Leave It to Beaver, season 2, episode 30 (television production), spoken by Theodore Cleaver (Jerry Mathers)

    That's the way I feel now; I just wrote the novels and made up the languages, and gee whiz, they make sense!

    1979, Walter Breen, The Darkover Concordance
adjective
  1. informalVery good, impressive.

    These are some gee-whiz photographs.

    1 more example

    [said by Chubbs] Gee whiz, that's a swell idea Jake!

    2023, Dav Pilkey, Cat Kid Comic Club: Influencers, page 201

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
heyimpressivewow

Origin

Alteration of Jesus.

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APA

gee whiz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gee%20whiz

MLA

“gee whiz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gee%20whiz. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gee whiz,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gee%20whiz.

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