See jo-jeezly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2009, Donald Bain, Murder, She Wrote: Murder Never Takes a Holiday, page 315:",
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"ref": "1999 April 1, Gus Andrews, “I Don’t Take Shit from Anyone”, in The Omen Archives, page 16:",
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"text": "I have found myself saying “thank you” to them; typically they say nothing back, but at times they say “You’re welcome.”\nWhat kind of Joe-Jeezly response is that? It’s supposed to be the other way around.",
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