See geez in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/iːz",
"Rhymes:English/iːz/1 syllable"
],
"etymology_number": 2,
"etymology_text": "Abbreviation of geezer.",
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},
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}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"categories": [
"British English",
"English slang",
"English terms with usage examples",
"Irish English"
],
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{
"text": "Hi geez, you alright?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Informal address to a male."
],
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"(UK, Ireland, slang) Informal address to a male."
],
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{
"word": "friend"
}
],
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"UK",
"slang"
]
}
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"ipa": "/ɡiːz/"
},
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},
{
"rhymes": "-iːz"
}
],
"word": "geez"
}
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