gee-gee
9.5
A child's name for a horse
- noun
- /ˈdʒiːˌdʒiː/
- Baby Talk
:
caballito
- The children were excited to ride their gee-gee at the fair.
Examples
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He dreamed of winning a pony and having his own gee-gee one day.
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She lovingly brushed her gee-gee before the big race.
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How did he like my gee-gees, Karen?
Synonyms
1
6.1
A friendly name children use for a real horse
is an informal childish word used playfully rather than affectionately
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gee-gee is a child's or playful name for a horse. It likely comes from the short command gee (or the call giddy-up), words people use to tell a horse 'go', so children named the animal after the sound you make to it.