- Is it jeez or geez? : r NoStupidQuestions - Reddit
I always thought jeez was a contraction for "Jesus" (as a blasphemous expletive) and geez was a contraction for "gee whiz" (as a milder expletive) The only way to tell them apart when spoken is the emphasis and jeez is sometimes a little more drawn out
- Is it a sin to say Jeez : r Catholicism - Reddit
Yeah, he believed saying "Jeez!" was worse than saying "Fuck!" and have been trying to kick the habit of using this word You're on track! Habits are tough to break, but it's a good one to keep trying You know habitual activity lessens the culpability (mercifully!), but it doesn't make the action itself (saying "Jeez") a righteous thing, so
- Did people really used to say words like “Egad” and “Jeez” out loud?
Or are they just used in books? I know it’s because I’m looking at it from today’s context but it just seems awkward to say out loud Egad more than Jeez But did they really say these expressions out loud and were they used quite a lot?
- Is saying ‘jeez’ a sin : r Christianity - Reddit
Jeez comes from a shortening of Jesus, which makes it a euphemism—a milder way of saying something that may be considered offensive, blasphemous, or harsh Many other words like this (often called mild oaths or minced oaths) are formed in a similar way It is a sin, it is using God's name in vain It does not glorify God
- Is it Jeeze, Geeze, Jeez, or Geez? : r NoStupidQuestions - Reddit
Yep jeez (interj ) minced oath, also jeeze, 1922, American English, euphemistic corruption of Jesus gee (interj ) exclamation of surprise, 1895, probably euphemistic for Jesus So, "gee" predates the various versions of "jeez" Interestingly this etymology tool doesn't include "geez", but it seems like a sensible combination of the two
- Is it Aw Geez or Aw Jeez? : r rickandmorty - Reddit
I went ahead and booted an episode on youtube with subtitles It is aw, geez At least, according to youtube
- Is it geez or jeez : r answers - Reddit
I suppose it depends if it's a short-hand for "gee whiz" or "jesus," although perhaps "gee whiz" is actually a derivative of "jesus " I suppose only geezus knows for sure
- Help decide who wins an argument: is it spelled “geeze” or “jeez”?
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