different between jee vs jew

English

Verb

jee (third-person singular simple present jees, present participle jeeing, simple past and past participle jeed)

1. Alternative spelling of gee

Dutch

Etymology

Contracted form of Jezus, used as a minced oath.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?

Interjection

jee

1. an expression of surprise: gosh, golly, gee

Synonyms

• ach

Related terms

• jeetje, jees

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?je?/, [?je??]
• Rhymes: -e?
• Syllabification: jee

Interjection

jee

1. (colloquial) yeah!, yay! (expressing joy)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German io, eo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /je?/
  • Rhymes: -e?

Adverb

jee

1. ever

Synonyms

• jeemools

Manx

Etymology 1

From Old Irish día.

Noun

jee m (genitive singular jee, plural jeeaghyn or jeeghyn)

1. god, deity, godhead

Derived terms

• ben jee (“goddess”)

See also

• Jee

Etymology 2

From Old Irish di.

Pronoun

jee

1. third-person singular feminine of da

Etymology 3

Pronoun

jee

1. Alternative form of j'ee

Mutation

Saterland Frisian

Adverb

jee

1. yes

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /d?u?/
• Homophones: Jew, dew
• Rhymes: -u?

Etymology 1

Transferred use of Jew.

Alternative forms

• Jew

Verb

jew (third-person singular simple present jews, present participle jewing, simple past and past participle jewed)

1. (offensive) To bargain, to attempt to gain an unfair price in a business deal; to defraud.

Related terms

• jew down
• kike

Noun

jew (plural jews)

1. (Australia) The jewfish. [from 19th c.]
   • 1994, Rita Huggins & Jackie Huggins, Auntie Rita, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 151:

     The creeks gave us lots of food, too—yellow belly and jew, perch and eel.

Etymology 2

Phrase

jew

1. Pronunciation spelling of d' you, representing colloquial English.
2. Pronunciation spelling of 'd you, representing colloquial English.

Anagrams

• jwé

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ????? (?aw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?w/

Conjunction

jew

1. or
2. else