Meanings
geez1
interjection
alternative geeze · alternative jeez · alternative jeeze
- euphemisticAn exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.
Geez, that was one heck of a week.
1 more example
Oh gawsh, oh geez, I know our girl Betty [White] is always so surprised when she gets an award and outpouring of adulation, so I'm ready for her to surprise us back.
2012 August 1, Megan Angelo, “6 Good-Girl Actresses We Really Wanna See Go Dark”, in Glamour, archived from the original on 29 May 2020Synonyms: sheesh, adzooks, ay, caramba, mirabile dictu, chihuahua, begorra, bleeding heck
geez2
noun
Geez3
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Ge'ez.
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionAn exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.
nounInformal address to a male.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian Исусе
- Исусе (Isuse)exclamation denoting surprise or frustration
Chinese Mandarin 天啊, 天啊
- 天啊 (tiān a)exclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- 天啊 (tiān a)exclamation of fright
Dutch Jasses
- Jassesexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
Estonian Issand
- Issandexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
Finnish jessus, jösses
- jessusexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- jössesexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- kiesusexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- jestas sentäänexclamation of fright
- voi kiesusexclamation of fright
- jestas sentäänexclamation of incredulity
- voi kiesusexclamation of incredulity
- jessusexclamation of incredulity
French ciel, mon Dieu
- cielexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- mon Dieuexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- Dieuexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- Sainte Viergeexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- bon sangexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
German jessas, Jesses
- jessasexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- Jessesexclamation of fright
- jessasexclamation of incredulity
Hungarian Jézus, jesszus
- Jézusexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- jesszusexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- jesszusomexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- atyaégexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- úristenexclamation of fright
- atyaúristenexclamation of fright
Italian accidenti, cribbio
- accidentiexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- cribbioexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
Japanese なんてこった, ああ
- なんてこった (nantekotta)exclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- ああ (ā)exclamation denoting surprise or frustration
Korean 이런
- 이런 (ireon)exclamation denoting surprise or frustration
Latin edepol
- edepolexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
Norwegian i jesu navn
- i jesu navnexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
Polish Jezu, jeju
- Jezuexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- jejuexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
Portuguese Jesus!, Gzuis
- Jesus!exclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- Gzuisexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- credo!exclamation of fright
- cruzes!exclamation of fright
Romanian Doamne
- Doamneexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
Russian бо́же, чёрт
- бо́же (bóže)exclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- чёрт (čort)exclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- блин (blin)exclamation denoting surprise or frustration
Spanish ¡Jesús!, ostras
- ¡Jesús!exclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- ostrasexclamation of incredulity
- carambaexclamation of incredulity
Swedish jösses, jisses
- jössesexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
- jissesexclamation denoting surprise or frustration
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with geez
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
geez. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geez
MLA
“geez.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geez. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geez,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geez.
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