A command to a horse to turn right or go faster, or an exclamation of surprise or pain. It's the opposite of 'haw,' which means turn left.
Origin uncertain, possibly from the letter 'G' (pronounced 'gee'), or imitating the sound itself. The command has been used for centuries by horsemen and teamsters, and remains in use today despite automation.
The commands we use for horses like 'gee' and 'haw' are so old that they predate most modern languages, and they're still used worldwide by people who work with animals—linguistic fossils that survived the industrial revolution!
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