Where the word "jeez" comes from? Jesus?

Question

Any idea?

Answer 1

The word JEEZ is actually used to express surprise, astonishment, disappointment or annoyance.

The word is - A minced oath is an expression based on a profanity which has been altered to reduce or remove the disagreeable or objectionable characteristics of the original expression; for example, "gosh" used instead of "God," "darn" instead of "damn" and "heck" instead of "hell". Nearly all profanities have minced variants; the words that are most taboo give rise to the most.

History of this word -
The Cretan king Rhadamanthus is said to have forbidden his subjects to swear by the gods, suggesting that they swear instead by the ram, the goose, or the plane tree. Socrates favored the "Rhadamanthine" oath "by the dog". Aristophanes mentions that people used to swear by the birds instead of by the gods, adding that the soothsayer Lampon still swears by the goose "whenever he's going to cheat you". Since no real god was called upon, Lampon may have considered this oath safe to break.

The use of minced oaths in English dates back at least to the 14th century, when "gog" and "kokk", both euphemisms for God, were in use. Other early minced oaths include "Gis" or "Jis" for Jesus (1528) and "by Jove" for "by God" (1570).-

Answer 2

Yes.. Definitley! Comes from Jesus.

Answer 3

Yes, it is a saying derived from the phrase "Jesus Christ!" displaying anger/disapointment/wow towards a person/object/event.

Answer 4

Yes.
Jeez is slang for Jesus.
Just as gosh is slang for God.

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

Yeah, kind of like we say darn for dam* or shoot for shi*

Answer 7

yep!---also "Gee-wiz"--both,are cases of using 'disguised' words which uses our Lords name in vain!!!

Answer 8

you know how you slip up and say sh1t but catch yourself and say shhhhooot same thing i think;0)

Answer 9

yes!

or kind of like "oh my gosh" instead of "oh my go*"