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geez

 (jēz)
interj.
Used to express mild surprise, delight, dissatisfaction, or annoyance.

[Shortening and alteration of Jesus.]
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Ge•ez

(giˈɛz, geɪ-)

n.
a Semitic language of ancient Ethiopia, now used only as the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Church.
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You have no idea what's going on and you will get to know at the end of the tournament why and you go: 'Geez, I wish I didn't say that' because that will come out at the end of the tournament.
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But, geez, once people started realizing you could "rice" cauliflower -- e.g., chop it into tiny rice-sized pieces -- it blossomed into a true "thing." It can be used in stir fries, pizza crusts, risottos, meatloaves -- anywhere regular rice might appear, cauliflower is edging its way in.
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Geez! But why was this report not played up by the media?
"For my 21st, she gave me ['21'] and said, 'I did some pretty cool stuff when I was 21, good luck.' And I was like, 'Geez.'" Yup, no pressure, Harry Styles.
Mac wriggled on the spotting scope and munnured Geez ...
Congratulations to @LCFC for making this story happen...Don't drink to much lads well done @22Demarai Paul Robinson (@Robbo04pr) May 2, 2016 Gray's oppo, David Cotterill, also got in on the act: @22Demarai well done geez David Cotterill (@cotterill_ david) May 2, 2016 James Vaughan, who spent just a couple of months in the same side as Gray, said: WOW!!