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561 lines
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{
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"gee":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a thousand dollars":[],
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": the letter g":[],
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": to turn to the right side":[],
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"\u2014 compare haw entry 5":[
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"\u2014 used as a direction to turn to the right or move ahead"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection",
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"Some classical performances have people walking away saying, gee , that was nice. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
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"Well, gee , susceptible to injury, shouldn\u2019t that have entered into some decision in the past",
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"Well, gee , here's a variety -- here's a different perspective. \u2014 Fox News , 2 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1628, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"euphemism for Jesus":"Interjection",
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"origin unknown":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8j\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181759",
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"type":[
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"interjection",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"gee-gee":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a horse":[
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"\u2014 used especially by children or when referring informally to horse racing Daddy has a bet on the gee-gees ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190642",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"gee-whiz":{
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"antonyms":[
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"nonsensational"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by wide-eyed enthusiasm, excitement, and wonder":[],
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": designed to arouse wonder or excitement or to amplify the merits or significance of something especially by the use of clever or sensational language":[
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"play-by-play specialists who wallow in gee-whiz banality",
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"\u2014 Jack Gould"
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],
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": gee entry 1":[],
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": marked by spectacular or astonishing qualities or achievement":[
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"gee-whiz technology"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection",
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"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"derivative of gee whiz":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8j\u0113-\u02cc(h)wiz",
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"(\u02cc)j\u0113-\u02c8(h)wiz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"catchpenny",
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"lurid",
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"screaming",
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"sensational",
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"sensationalist",
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"sensationalistic"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224456",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"interjection"
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]
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},
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"geebung":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of numerous chiefly Australian shrubs and small trees that constitute a genus ( Persoonia ) of the family Proteaceae, have hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers, and produce small edible but insipid 1-celled or 2-celled drupes":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"native name in Australia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8j\u0113\u02ccb\u0259\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204045",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"geegaw":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a showy trifle : bauble , trinket":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8j\u0113-(\u02cc)g\u022f",
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"\u02c8g\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083916",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"geek":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake":[],
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": a person often of an intellectual bent who is disliked":[],
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": an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity":[
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"computer geek"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He was a real geek in high school.",
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"was quickly stereotyped as another computer geek",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Yet Jeff has the look, and temperament, of a deeply anxious geek . \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 30 June 2022",
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"It\u2019s a carnival in movie form: a grand, restless, swirling contraption that\u2019s as grotesque as any bloody-mouthed geek and as uncomfortably poignant as a sad clown. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
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"Sadie Sink visited The Tonight Show on Monday night (May 24) to talk about the terrifying upcoming season of Stranger Things and her origin story as a living room musical theater geek . \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 24 May 2022",
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"Last week, in a conversation with his fellow running geek David Epstein, Malcolm Gladwell ventured an opinion on the nature of athletic greatness. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 11 June 2022",
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"Kim is very human-centric, which can be hard to scale, and Lee is an M.I.T. tech geek who knows how to scale things. \u2014 Geri Stengel, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"People now get off on seeing mondo mutation, steel meeting tissue, fleshy destruction rebranded as a genetically superior, high-art geek show. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
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"Yet my inner high school marching band geek is drawn to the parade people. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
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"As Evan\u2019s school chums Alana and Jared, Ciara Alyse Harris and a rather old-looking Alessandro Costantini take high school geek stereotypes and manage to inject some freshness. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1912, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from English dialect geek, geck fool, from Low German geck , from Middle Low German":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0113k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bookworm",
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"dink",
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"dork",
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"grind",
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"nerd",
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"swot",
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"weenie",
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"wonk"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040043",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"geeked":{
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"antonyms":[
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"apathetic",
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"indifferent",
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"uneager",
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"unenthusiastic"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": filled with excitement or enthusiasm":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"she's really geeked to see the exhibit featuring the latest in home electronics",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Although fans are geeked to see their favorite childhood literacy advocate take centerstage, many are rooting for Burton to become the permanent host following his set during the last two weeks of July. \u2014 Mia Uzzell, Essence , 22 Apr. 2021",
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"Now, Lions interim coach Darrell Bevell gets his first shot as an NFL head coach and is geeked about it. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 6 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"geek \"to excite, stimulate\" (probably derivative of geek ) + -ed entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0113kt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agog",
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"antsy",
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"anxious",
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"ardent",
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"athirst",
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"avid",
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"crazy",
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"desirous",
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"eager",
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"enthused",
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"enthusiastic",
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"excited",
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"great",
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"greedy",
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"gung ho",
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"hepped up",
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"hopped-up",
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"hot",
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"hungry",
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"impatient",
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"juiced",
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"keen",
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"nuts",
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"pumped",
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"raring",
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"solicitous",
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"stoked",
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"thirsty",
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"voracious",
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"wild"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001722",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"geeky":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake":[],
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": a person often of an intellectual bent who is disliked":[],
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": an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity":[
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"computer geek"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He was a real geek in high school.",
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"was quickly stereotyped as another computer geek",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Yet Jeff has the look, and temperament, of a deeply anxious geek . \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 30 June 2022",
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"It\u2019s a carnival in movie form: a grand, restless, swirling contraption that\u2019s as grotesque as any bloody-mouthed geek and as uncomfortably poignant as a sad clown. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
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"Sadie Sink visited The Tonight Show on Monday night (May 24) to talk about the terrifying upcoming season of Stranger Things and her origin story as a living room musical theater geek . \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 24 May 2022",
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"Last week, in a conversation with his fellow running geek David Epstein, Malcolm Gladwell ventured an opinion on the nature of athletic greatness. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 11 June 2022",
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"Kim is very human-centric, which can be hard to scale, and Lee is an M.I.T. tech geek who knows how to scale things. \u2014 Geri Stengel, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"People now get off on seeing mondo mutation, steel meeting tissue, fleshy destruction rebranded as a genetically superior, high-art geek show. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
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"Yet my inner high school marching band geek is drawn to the parade people. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
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"As Evan\u2019s school chums Alana and Jared, Ciara Alyse Harris and a rather old-looking Alessandro Costantini take high school geek stereotypes and manage to inject some freshness. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1912, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from English dialect geek, geck fool, from Low German geck , from Middle Low German":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0113k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bookworm",
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"dink",
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"dork",
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"grind",
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"nerd",
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"swot",
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"weenie",
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"wonk"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095946",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"geez":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Semitic language formerly spoken in northern highland Ethiopia and still used as the liturgical language of the Christian church in Ethiopia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1790, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Geez g\u0259\u02bd\u0259z":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0113-(\u02cc)ez",
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"g\u0113-\u02c8ez",
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"\u02c8g\u0101-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222002",
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"type":[
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"interjection",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"geezer":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a man : guy , bloke":[
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"\u2026 a 23-year-old from Milton who's best described as an ordinary geezer , a Glasgow bloke through and through \u2026",
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"\u2014 Jack McGrinder"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0113-z\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"a group of old geezers playing cards",
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"Some geezer asked me for a light."
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably alteration of Scots guiser one in disguise":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1885, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231924"
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},
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"Geez":{
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"type":[
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"interjection",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a Semitic language formerly spoken in northern highland Ethiopia and still used as the liturgical language of the Christian church in Ethiopia":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"g\u0113-\u02c8ez",
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"\u02c8g\u0101-",
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"\u02c8g\u0113-(\u02cc)ez"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Geez g\u0259\u02bd\u0259z":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1790, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001520"
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},
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"gee-throw":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a strong wooden lever with a curved metal point used to break out logging sleds":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"gee entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-171735"
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},
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"geelbec":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a wild yellow-billed duck ( Anas undulata ) of Africa":[],
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": a large sciaenid fish ( Atractoscion aequidens ) shaped like a mackerel and favored as a leading food and game fish in southern Africa and Australia":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Afrikaans geelbek , from geel yellow (from Middle Dutch ghele ) + bek beak, from Middle Dutch bec , from Old French; akin to Old High German gelo yellow":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-033944"
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},
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"geek out":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1990, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-040340"
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},
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"gee-up":{
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"type":[
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"imperative verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": gee entry 1":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-052214"
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},
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"geelhout":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several southern African trees of the genera Podocarpus and Elaeodendron whose wood is sometimes used for interior work":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0113l\u02cchau\u0307t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Afrikaans, from geel yellow + hout wood; akin to Old High German holz wood":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110633"
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},
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"Geelong":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city and port on Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, southeastern Australia, southwest of Melbourne population 13,036":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"j\u0259-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125714"
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},
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"gee whiz":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"interjection"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": designed to arouse wonder or excitement or to amplify the merits or significance of something especially by the use of clever or sensational language":[
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"play-by-play specialists who wallow in gee-whiz banality",
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"\u2014 Jack Gould"
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],
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": marked by spectacular or astonishing qualities or achievement":[
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"gee-whiz technology"
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],
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": characterized by wide-eyed enthusiasm, excitement, and wonder":[],
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": gee entry 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8j\u0113-\u02cc(h)wiz",
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"(\u02cc)j\u0113-\u02c8(h)wiz"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"catchpenny",
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"lurid",
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"screaming",
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"sensational",
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"sensationalist",
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"sensationalistic"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"nonsensational"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"derivative of gee whiz":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":"Interjection"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185428"
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},
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"gee pole":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a steering pole at the front of a dog sled":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"gee entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155431"
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},
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"geepound":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": slug entry 3 sense 10":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"gee entry 3 (the initial letter of gravity ) + pound":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190319"
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}
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} |