gee whiz
(informal) Very good, impressive.
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Gee whiz. If only a song came to mind…😉 I can certainly think of several. youtu.be/BPCjC543llU?...
A note on the SC decision. Mail in votes have already been sent out in Louisiana and some have been returned. Gee whiz folks your votes probably won't be counted and we don't care.
Happy 70th anniversary to “Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z” (1956), directed by Chuck Jones. One of Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote’s best cartoons. Everything from the Bat-man suit to the jet motor finale. #LooneyTunes
Right? Oh look — the clumsy guy fell down that staircase! Oh puke—he got botulism food poisoning. Gee whiz, he should have been more careful standing SO close to that open window.
Very optimistic. Always a fan of inventive methods of using household items to destroy the human body and they are certainly doing that in a manner that is making me clap my hands and say 'gee whiz'.
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(informal) Very good, impressive.
These are some gee-whiz photographs.
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(US, dated) An expression of surprise, enthusiasm or annoyance: wow or so what?.
“Very optimistic. Always a fan of inventive methods of using household items to destroy the human body and they are certainly doing that in a manner that is making me clap my hands and say 'gee whiz'.”
You only got 10% in the test. Gee whiz – you'll get over it.
"gee whiz" means: An expression of surprise, enthusiasm or annoyance: wow or so what?.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"gee whiz" means: An expression of surprise, enthusiasm or annoyance: wow or so what?.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“Gee whiz. If only a song came to mind…😉 I can certainly think of several. youtu.be/BPCjC543llU?...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A note on the SC decision. Mail in votes have already been sent out in Louisiana and some have been returned. Gee whiz folks your votes probably won't be counted and we don't care.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Happy 70th anniversary to “Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z” (1956), directed by Chuck Jones. One of Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote’s best cartoons. Everything from the Bat-man suit to the jet motor finale. #LooneyTunes”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Right? Oh look — the clumsy guy fell down that staircase! Oh puke—he got botulism food poisoning. Gee whiz, he should have been more careful standing SO close to that open window.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Very optimistic. Always a fan of inventive methods of using household items to destroy the human body and they are certainly doing that in a manner that is making me clap my hands and say 'gee whiz'.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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