To gee with, verb. phr. (colloquial).—To agree with; to fit; to be congenial; to go on all fours with; to do.
1690. B. E., Dict. of the Cant. Crew, Gears, s.v. … It won’t gee, it won’t hit or go.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue. gee, it won’t gee, it won’t hit or do, it does not suit or fit.
1850. Seaworthy, Nag’s Head, ch. v., p. 35. It don’t seem to Gee! said Isaac, as he was trying to adjust the stove.
1888. Missouri Repub., 8 April. He and Mrs. Barnay did not gee.
Gee-gee (or Gee).—subs. (common).—1. A horse. See Gee, verb. in all senses. For synonyms, see Prad.
1888. Referee, 15 April, 1/2. In nearly all other races they see most of the gees do a canter on their way up the course.
1889. Pall Mall Gaz., 14 April. He knows as much about gee-gee’s as a professional trainer.
1890. Licensed Vict. Gaz., 8 Feb. The gees were all broken to the stable.
2. (colloquial).—The nickname among journalists (of the interviewer, type) of Mr. G(eorge) G(rossmith), better known, perhaps, as the Society Clown. [[128]]