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gee whiz

Interjection CEFR B2
dʒiː wɪz

Definitions

An expression of surprise, enthusiasm, or annoyance: wow or so what?

US, dated

Examples

“You only got 10% in the test⟳. Gee whiz – you'll get⟳ over it.”
“When people would get⟳ off they always gasped out: 'Gee whiz, what a horse! Gee whiz, did you ever see⟳ anything like⟳ that! '”
“Gee whiz, how do people have⟳ fun when they're married and have⟳ a family?”
“That's the way I feel⟳ now; I just wrote the novels and made up the languages, and gee whiz, they make⟳ sense⟳!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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