Why do they call horses Geegees?

diamondz | 12:01 Sat 05th May 2007 | Word Origins

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'Gee-gee' is a child's word from the early 19th century, probably based on the instruction, "Gee up!" often said to make horses get a move on. And that was based on the older use of the singular 'gee' as a verb, which actually meant 'to go'.

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Thank you for that- simple really?

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