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From: Miss Elaine Eos <Misc@your-pants.PlayNaked.com>
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Subject: Re: the expression "gee!"
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In article <3kgc649967vqsfik132d0h8vuv4fcc3ako@4ax.com>,
Marc Riepenschneider <newsgroups@centermail.biz> wrote:
> Hi,
> can please anybody tell me in which cases the expression or
> better exlamation "Gee!" is used or what kind of emotion is expressed
> using it?
Surprise. In particular, surprise that something is more/larger than
one expected. (Or, in some cases, substantially less/smaller.)
It is similar to "wow!" or "my goodness!", if you're familiar with those
expressions.
It is often followed by an extender, as in "gee whiz!" or "gee
whilikers!"
It is considered by some old fashioned or quaint, the "modern"
equivalent being "holy cow!" or, really, "holy <anything>!"
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