gee whiz = Jesus

Gee whiz
Meaning - An interjection or exclamation of surprise.
Origin - This little term derived in the USA as a euphemistic shorthand for Jesus; in other words it is a minced oath. That original meaning is largely forgotten by those who use it now, who are in any account fewer than before, as it is now sounds rather old-fashioned. The further shortening of simple gee is still widely used in the USA, although neither version was ever common elsewhere.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/146425.html

gee
verb \\ˈjē\\
. . .
Origin of GEE
euphemism for Jesus
First Known Use: 1884
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gee

geez (jēz)
interj.
Used to express mild surprise, delight, dissatisfaction, or annoyance.
[Shortening and alteration of Jesus.]
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/geez

Thanks for that sister. I've never used that term but it's good to know. Sometimes Christians unknowingly use God's name in vain but after they know it's wrong they are more accountable.

I was over 40 before someone finally told me.
The word below is the one I was using. :(

gosh
interjection \\ˈgäsh, ˈgȯsh\\
. . .
””used to express surprise or mild anger
Origin of GOSH
euphemism for God
First Known Use: 1757
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gosh

This is an interesting topic. Thanks for sharing. I did not know that about the word gee whiz, but I did know about Gosh.

When ever I used to get upset I used to say "good grief" but I give thanks to the Lord that those words don't come out of my mouth like they once did. I realize that the more JESUS worked on my heart and helped me over come the anger in my life the less I used words like that. I give thanks because now I am slow to anger. I find that taking captive my thoughts and considering the words I speak, since I will one day give an account for them has made me more mindful. I want what I say and the attitude of my heart to honor JESUS.

Thanks again for sharing this. Really good reminder to be considering before the LORD.

God bless
maryjane

How far we have fallen. "Oh my Word..." is a very common phrase...

whats basphemy is not a person you uses a word like that to expresse suprise with out conecting it to the name jesus ,,but a peson who says g.wiss means jesus ,has just blaspemed

no word can incapulate the name jesus in english

gee”“whiz adjective \\ˈjÄ“-ËŒhwiz, -ËŒwiz\\

: very impressive or amazing

: showing or feeling excitement and wonder

EasyBib

Full Definition of GEE-WHIZ

1

: designed to arouse wonder or excitement or to amplify the merits or significance of something especially by the use of clever or sensational language

2

: marked by spectacular or astonishing qualities or achievement

3

: characterized by wide-eyed enthusiasm, excitement, and wonder

See gee”“whiz defined for English-language learners »

First Known Use of GEE-WHIZ

1934

its strange i cant even find the part where g,wizz is used as the word jesus ,in 2 dictionarys

hi i found some more imfo in wiki about

Euphemisms for deities as well as for religious practices and artifacts have been recorded since the earliest writings. Protection of sacred names, rituals, and concepts from the uninitiated has always given rise to euphemisms, whether it be for exclusion of outsiders or the retention of power among the select. Examples from the Egyptians and every other Western religion abound.

Euphemisms for God and Jesus, such as gosh and gee, are used by many Christians to avoid taking the name of God in a vain oath, which would violate one of the Ten Commandments. (Exodus 20)

Jews consider the tetragrammaton (YHWH, the four-letter name of God as written in the Torah) to be of such great holiness that it was never to be pronounced except in the Temple (which no longer exists) by the High Priest on Yom Kippur. When praying or reading from scripture, Jews use the word Adonai ("my Lords") in place of YHWH. Traditional Jews will not pronounce Adonai in non-religious contexts, but use a euphemism such as HaShem, (literally "The Name"). The other name of God frequently used in the bible, Elohim (אלוהים) is also used only in religious contexts; otherwise, devout Jews typically change it to Elokim (אלוקים). Other names of God such as HaMakom (המקום)””"The Place"””or 'HaKadosh Baruch Hu' (הקדוש ברוך הוא) "The Holy One, Blessed is he" can be pronounced in any context.

The Biblical injunction not to misuse the name of God leads strictly observant Jews also to use written euphemisms, e.g. the word "God" is replaced by "G-d."

Euphemisms for hell, damnation, and the devil originally avoided naming the Devil, which according to folk belief, would summon him. The expression what the dickens was originally a euphemistic reference to the devil. "Hell" could be replaced with "heck".

Historically, profane expressions such as "God's Wounds!" were sometimes used, but by the time of Chaucer, this was reduced to "'swounds", and later to the also-obsolete "zounds". The same medieval notions continue in other languages; for example rany boskie (literally "God's wounds"), is a common mild curse in modern Polish

its iteresting that some use those words and to them it means jesus or god ,,,,and others iv noticed use those words like gee wizz ,,in place of an acualy sware word to train them not to use filth words

i sopose god knows the intent of the heart in both matters

but it could be debated ,that if one does use say the term g wizz ,,as a translation of the word jesus ,,that might be blasphemy ,,would you say

but to use it as just a word to epress astoundment that in you own mind has no conection to a filth word ,, rather then then a filthy word or godliy ,, seems incent and benine to me over in australia we have a word crikey to express a similar emotion of suprise,,,,and i can tell young people think that is weired ,,becasue they will blaspheme or swear instead ,,,,,i know som,e will say that when they mean christ ,,,others mean wow .,,,(IM suprised )

i think we should check what we mean when we speak judge our own hearts ,,and not be pharisses in a scence and say it must allways mean such and such whn any one uses words like that ,,,, becasue to the pure all things are pure ,,,even words like those

so lets not comdem the pure in heart in a sweeping generlisation and be found guilty of sin in our hearts

blessings

Holy mackerel (hope I didn't blaspheme) its getting crazy around here.

I said "gee whiz" (this thread is directed at me) because Dennis the Menace used to say it. At least that is where I think I picked it up. I can hear him now-- "Gee whiz Mr. Wilson!"

It is the most innocent expression imaginable. I don't care what the origin is. Believe me if I ever wanted to take the Lord's name in vain-- and I never would-- I would know what to say.

Brothers and sisters, there are much more important things to discuss than the innocuous and innocent use of an expression like "gee whiz" or "golly" or "my word."

things like how cell phones will melt your brain and how power lines will make you forget what you ate for breakfast.

lol ,,,i wasnt planing on have a big disusion just some balance dude ,, wops ahhh,,what does wops and dude mean criky im a gona coba.,,,later bra

Gary,

Look at Ephesians 4 to complement what you found regarding blaspheming using euphemisms. The issue of purity of speech and speaking the truth in love is a dimension that this extends into. You must also consider that this is connected to the thoughts and intents of the heart for which we will be judged. A euphemism replaces a term considered unclean or blasphemous but not the intention or meaning behind the word. To say gee wiz when you are angry or frustrated is effectually the same. You are murmuring against God whether directly or by looking down on His creation. Often there is implied language encapsulated in these statements. It is good practice to check what you really mean when using hyperbole and euphemisms because it will show you what your heart is really like. You can grow up a "good Christian kid" using language like this thinking you aren't swearing or taking the Lord's name in vain but when the Spirit reveals your heart to you, you learn otherwise.

EDIT: Added reference to etymology of "crikey" for brothergary's comment below.

Word Origin & History

crikey
euphemism for Christ, first recorded 1838.

crikey
1838, probably one of the many substitutions for Christ.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

hi jeremy i allready said basicly what you just said ,,you might have missed it

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its iteresting that some use those words and to them it means jesus or god ,,,,and others iv noticed use those words like gee wizz ,,in place of an acualy sware word to train them not to use filth words

i sopose god knows the intent of the heart in both matters

but it could be debated ,that if one does use say the term g wizz ,,as a translation of the word jesus ,,that might be blasphemy ,,would you say

but to use it as just a word to epress astoundment that in you own mind has no conection to a filth word ,, rather then then a filthy word or godliy ,, seems incent and benine to me over in australia we have a word crikey to express a similar emotion of suprise,,,,and i can tell young people think that is weired ,,becasue they will blaspheme or swear instead ,,,,,i know som,e will say that when they mean christ ,,,others mean wow .,,,(IM suprised )

i think we should check what we mean when we speak judge our own hearts ,,and not be pharisses in a scence and say it must allways mean such and such whn any one uses words like that ,,,, becasue to the pure all things are pure ,,,even words like those

so lets not comdem the pure in heart in a sweeping generlisation and be found guilty of sin in our hearts

blessings

"TMK Quote:: I said "gee whiz" (this thread is directed at me) because Dennis the Menace used to say it."

the true story about why the American culture and its people came to a sudden and unexpected end.

...because Dennis the Menace used to say it - that's a good reason son, just follow him wherever he goes, how about to a comics forum - they all share your level of preferences and understanding.

Gary-

My comments were not directed to you. Sorry you thought so.

And it is funny how the sister in the cell phone topic talked about not being condemning then she posts this topic.

The pharisaism on this forum is absolutely amazing.

Lord have mercy.

And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Matthew 12:31

Jesus called not all blasphemy unpardonable, but only that against the Holy Spirit.

TMK..The pharisaism on this forum is absolutely amazing. Lord have mercy.

I just lets folks believe and preach what they want, when you follow God and not man, your able to take a lot of this with a grain of salt.

Well Bill believe me I won't lose sleep over it or anything... Just a shame that's all.

Ok So what is an appropriate expression to utter in surprise for. like when the bear cave is being closed down. One that will not be offensive. :)

i was going to say wow ,,paul beat me me with that

by awakened on 2014/5/31 20:41:50

Seriously? These are the kinds of threads we are allowing on here now? I suppose it is a free world and anyone can talk about anything they want right? But it is such a shame to see this kind of silly talk (including the cell phone threads) on what is otherwise a fine revival based forum:(
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Greetings

I just wanted to ask if I may, why is this thread so upsetting to some? I do understand that there are some who might be tempted to make up a list of words and then hold them up as laws of do's and don't but so far no one has done that, have they? I am only asking because there seems to be some real frustration at this topic and I am confused as to why??

For me personally I find the history of certain words interesting. For instance I had no idea that anyone in the year 1757 even used the word "gosh" I assumed that word wasn't really used until much later around the early 1900's.

As far as words being used to express anger, surprise, or vulgarity I have found for myself that as I prayed and spent more time in JESUS those kinds of words no longer came up. The interesting thing, it wasn't anything to do with the words themselves it was JESUS working in my life and heart to help me deal with the anger I always struggled with. Even now I give thanks to HIM for helping me and continuing to help me overcome the sin in my life in this area.(anger) As with everything I don't think its necessarily about the words we do or don't use so much as it is the heart behind the one speaking.

I believe GOD will lead each of us who is seeking to please HIM in these things and we should walk according to that leading.

Thank you for allowing me to share what the LORD has laid on my heart :)

God bless
mj

ANYONE reading this... have you said "gee whiz" (hand over mouth, or even worse)?????

Next question.... when saying these things were you removed from the presence of God, not blessed, prayers not answered, God withdrew His hand from your life totally?? Yes or no?

I will be honest that I have said worse than gee whiz and yes, it was this week!! Just saying and I know that I love the Lord and that He loves me. You repent, and move on.

People make mistakes and it's threads like this that do not leave room for mistakes that discourage people who are young in the Lord or "insecure" in their walk in the Lord.

This thread, right here, has given me a patience for the pre/post trib threads!!! And I'm just voicing my opinion as well!! Thank you, thank you very much!!!

by Lysa on 2014/6/1 11:21:09

ANYONE reading this... have you said "gee whiz" (hand over mouth, or even worse)?????

Next question.... when saying these things were you removed from the presence of God, not blessed, prayers not answered, God withdrew His hand from your life totally?? Yes or no?

I will be honest that I have said worse than gee whiz and yes, it was this week!! Just saying and I know that I love the Lord and that He loves me. You repent, and move on.

People make mistakes and it's threads like this that do not leave room for mistakes that discourage people who are young in the Lord or "insecure" in their walk in the Lord.

This thread, right here, has given me a patience for the pre/post trib threads!!! And I'm just voicing my opinion as well!! Thank you, thank you very much!!!

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Greetings Lysa

Thank you for sharing what the LORD has laid on your heart. I agree we stumble, we repent, and we move on. I do think there can be room for growing in HIM and guarding what come out of our mouth but that might be better served in another discussion thread at another time :)

I just wanted to say, I had no idea that a thread like this would be so frustrating and bothersome for others, but now I am seeing that it is so I will not continue posting to it.

God bless
Maryjane

Oy Gevalt!

You know we already have many different areas of the site, Miracles That Follow The Plow, Devotional Thoughts,General Topics, News and Current Events Etc. Maybe we could add one more and call it the "Condemnation Zone" for all these kind of threads. When were really feeling joy full, and thankful, for where we are in our walk, we can come into the "Condemnation Zone" to get some prospective from the Pharisees, were we really are in our walk.

by MrBillPro on 2014/6/1 12:45:57

You know we already have many different areas of the site, Miracles That Follow The Plow, Devotional Thoughts,General Topics, News and Current Events Etc. Maybe we could add one more and call it the "Condemnation Zone" for all these kind of threads. When were really feeling joy full, and thankful, for where we are in our walk, we can come into the "Condemnation Zone" to get some prospective from the Pharisees, were we really are in our walk.

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Greetings MrBill

I am not sure if your post was directed at anyone person in particular but I just wanted to say to you and to anyone else, if the things I shared in my post caused anyone to stumble, or feel condemnation, then I am truly sorry. It can be difficult when sharing in a forum such as this with others to convey what is on ones heart.

God bless
mj

Negative MJ, not directed at anyone, just a general message.

MJ, you know me, I always "TRY" to interject a little humor here on some threads, to help defuse any possible riots. :)

I know serving God is a serious thing, but I can't imagine Jesus never interjecting any humor in some conversations. After all were made in his image, so he must have started the humor, right?

If the ancient Jews were so unwilling to utter the name of YWEH (or however it was spelled) how were they able to use it to swear?

I kind of like the idea of a Condemnation Section. Then we could do some serious condemning!

The great thing about condemnation is that as soon as you realize you're under it, you're set free from it. Condemnation only has power over those who do not know they are being condemned. This is why it is so important to hide God's Word in our hearts. It unveils.

Thank you mrbill for your kind response to me. I appreciate that we do all need humor in our life :)

God bless you
Mj

As long as someone uses this term without knowing the root of it, they should be fine. In new covenant we are attributed only for things that we do knowingly, all unknown sins are forgiven in Jesus name when we repent everyday.

One phrase that I often use as a surprise is 'Oh my Goodness'. I use it irrespective of it is Good or bad surprise, because God makes all things work for my Good only.

"Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." - Exodus 20:7

"If ye love me, keep my commandments." - John 14:15

"He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him." - John 14:21

"If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love." - John 15:10

"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments." - 1 John 5:2

"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous." - 1 John 5:3

to the pure in heart all things are pure

THOU SHALT NOT SAY G,WIZZ

is that what you mean to say but quoting scripture ???

MaryJane wrote:
Greetings Lysa

Thank you for sharing what the LORD has laid on your heart. I agree we stumble, we repent, and we move on. I do think there can be room for growing in HIM and guarding what come out of our mouth but that might be better served in another discussion thread at another time :)

I just wanted to say, I had no idea that a thread like this would be so frustrating and bothersome for others, but now I am seeing that it is so I will not continue posting to it.

God bless you Maryjane,
Lisa

Lysa....We ALL are entitled to our own opinions and I have one that just disagrees with about 1/2 on here most of the time.

In my opinion, once "ANY" thread here takes a southerly turn, as Christians, we should just agree to disagree and move on. Some have to debate their point till it's taken away the spirit of the thread, to were the whole thread has become meaningless and in vain.

MrBillPro
Lysa....We ALL are entitled to our own opinions and I have one that just disagrees with about 1/2 on here most of the time.

Lysa, as I have always said, we are all entitled to our set of opinions, just not our on set of facts. What I see here the most we disagree on is scripture, I think some of us are overlooking the fact that scripture ministers to each of us through the spirit, and the message could be a little different for each of us. "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. John 4:23.

In my opinion, once "ANY" thread here takes a southerly turn, as Christians, we should just agree to disagree and move on. Some have to debate their point till it's taken away the spirit of the thread, to were the whole thread has become meaningless and in vain.

Paul, I never heard "wow" being blasphemous - mind enlightening us how it is?

A few years ago I used the word "WHOA" on here and a poster challenged me on it. I was shocked! "Whoa" means stop - it is the word you use to tell a horse when you are riding him/her or if him/her is hitched to a carriage/wagon and you want it to stop. This expression is common in the USA...

Anyhow, what does WOW mean if it is not an expression of delight mingled with pleasure and surprise?

Regarding "wow":

In the dark ages when a person experienced something awesome or incredible, etc., they would utter the expression "witches or warlocks!” ”“ meaning that they were attributing their amazing experience to the act of a witch or warlock, even if only in fun.

As time marched on, and particularly during the Spanish Inquisition, it became very unwise to mention witches or warlocks so the expression was shortened to the initials of this expression, i.e. "W.O.W.” The expression has been a part of the English language ever since.

And of course I just made all of that up.

1 Corinthians 14:26 KJV
[26] How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

Paul, I never heard "wow" being blasphemous - mind enlightening us how it is?

I was a lot younger in the Lord then, as it was about 10 years ago. I have learned a thing or two about grace since then! It's pretty silly the things men come up with to put others down under a pretense of sanctification. As soon as I think I've heard it all, something else comes along and floors me. For instance, I read some years ago that if you put anything in your mouth larger than the size of a grape, and don't give thanks to God, you sin. But anything smaller than a grape doesn't require prayer.

Christian Phariseeism at it's finest.

Hey Jeremy--

You mean like the way you "edified" Brother Frank on the cell phone thread?

I think as Christians we must be very careful. The world is watching us lest we have forgotten. Like Greg says on many occasions we have no idea how many are reading this forum.

Who knows, Bill Maher may be reading it for source material to use on his show. Sobering thought.

It is absolutely ok and often required to seem the fool for the sake of Christ. But we should NEVER EVER be jerks. There is a huge difference.

I am afraid that an outsider reading some of the recent threads might see a lot of jerkiness.

And please, no one needs to post the definition of a jerk. We know one when we see one.

TMK,

I haven't responded to you because I haven't been lead to respond to you. But I feel I should ask you to check yourself for how you are speaking and the condition of your heart. The wise person kisses the one who rebukes them. A loving person does not knowingly offend their brother either.

If I had something to offend my brother or lead them into sin but didn't realize it, I would welcome rebuke. I was doing the same for Frank.

In Frank's testimony he shared that he had shared with Heartsong something that the Lord used to set him free from anxiety. He made no mention that this sharing was prompted by the Holy Spirit though it does demonstrate concern for our sister in Christ. However, everything we do should stem from the life of Christ within us. If Frank's speaking did not come from this source, it was sin, he was advising her in the flesh. It was God's work in his life but not the work in her life.

There is a parallel to the 1 Kings 13 passage as well. The prophet in 1 Kings we instructed by God to do the work in Samaria and leave the area a different route stopping neither to eat or drink. The other prophet heard about what God had done through him so he wanted to have him come visit and eat and drink with him. To get him to come, the older prophet said that God had told him to invite the young prophet to his home. This was a lie, God had not spoken to him. The younger prophet gave in, even though he knew the God commanded him to return home by a different route and to neither eat or drink during the journey. At the older prophet's home, the word of The Lord came to the older prophet and he prophesied that the other prophet would not live because he had obeyed the older prophet and disobeyed the Lord. As a result the prophet was mauled by a lion going home and died.

The correlation is pretty clear. Heartsong has told us several times that her warnings about cell phones and related technology are a burden from the Lord. When there was the discussion between herself and Frank, she took his council which I understand to be let go of this burden. However, trying to let go of the burden that was given by God did not bring her life but death. So knowing the voice of the Lord, Heartsong has taken up the burden again. If Frank feels he should, he can clarify, or Heartsong, that things were in fact different than presented.

If you have never experienced carrying a burden of the Lord, everything I have written is mental gymanstics.

If there is good you know that you should do and do not do it, it is sin.

One of the roles of Christ in His ministry on Earth was that He revealed men's hearts. When people faced the Word made flesh what they really loved was made manifest. You have shown us that you love "clean" swearing and cursing and do not want to give them up. You think that those outside do not recognize "clean" swearing, are you not familiar with Flanders the next door neighbor on The Simpsons? He is ridiculed because he uses the euphimisms rather than being honest and swearing and cursing like everyone else. Do you think that your use of these words fools anyone?

Jeremy221...The wise person kisses the one who rebukes them. A loving person does not knowingly offend their brother either.

Bearmaster, I like your list. "Man alive" is the one I use most. Never heard "by the catsup bottle in the kitchen" or "by the air conditioner in the window". Of course, in Alabama we call it ketchup. :)

"If that don't take the rag off the bush."

"I'll be a suck egg mule."

I really don't know what that first one means, but I've heard it forever. The mule one I can pretty much figure out, I guess.

"Madder than a wet hen." Obvious.

"Stood there like a cow staring at a new gate." One of my favorites. (If you don't get it, it means you stand looking at something simple like it is something odd and never before seen, implies simple-mindedness.)