gees

Gees is a term with several informal meanings in English. The most common use is as the plural of gee, a command used to guide a team of oxen or horses to move to the right. The corresponding leftward command is haw. These terms originate from traditional draft animal driving and appear in historical texts, farming manuals, and discussions of traditional transport methods. In modern usage, gee can also function as an interjection expressing surprise or pleasure (as in gee whiz), but the plural gees is uncommon outside quoted material.

Gees may also occur as a surname. It is relatively rare and found in various European communities. As a surname, Gees does not have a single, well-documented origin or meaning and individuals bearing the name represent a small share of the population.

In addition to these senses, Gees is occasionally encountered in linguistic or onomastic discussions as an example of pluralization or in analyses of surname distributions. However, outside of these contexts, the term is not tied to a widely recognized organization, location, or product.