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Phr V gee up gees, geeing, geed gee up sb or gee sb up British informal to encourage someone to feel more enthusiasm for what they are doing and to try harder to succeedWe hadn't been playing well and our captain was trying to gee us up. Gee up! ( always an order) British something that you say to a horse when you want it to move more quicklyGee up, Neddy!
gee up verb 1 to motivate; to encourage AUSTRALIA, 1955. 2 to tease UK, 1983
phrasegee up1. gee up! BrE spoken old-fashioned used to tell a horse to move forwards or go faster■ SIMILAR TO: giddy up! spoken2. gee sb up • gee up sb BrE informal to make someone feel more confident and encourage them to try harder to succeed: Last week's 5-goal success against Swindon will gee United up.■ SIMILAR TO: cheer up, encourage3. gee sb up • gee up sb BrE informal to persuade someone to do something more quickly or try harder to do something: Ring the builders, and see if you can gee them up a bit.
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