Geewhilikens! intj. (Western American).—An exclamation of surprise; also jeewhilikens. 1888. Detroit Free Press. It is on time? No? Three hours late? Geewhilikens! Geezer, subs. (popular).—An appellation, sometimes, but not necessarily, of derision and contempt; applied to both sexes, but generally to women. Usually, old geezer. For synonyms, see Witch. 1885. Truth about the Stage, p. 16. If we wake up the old geezers we shall get notice to quit without compensation. 1886. Broadside Ballad, ‘Her Mother’s Got the Hump.’ This frizzle-headed old geezer had a chin on her as rough—well, as rough as her family, and they’re rough ’uns. 1890. A. Chevalier, ‘Knocked ’Em in the Old Kent Road.’ Nice old geezer with a nasty cough. 1892. Anstey, Voces Populi, p. 82. Our old geeser’s perdoocin’ the custimary amount o’ sensation. Gelding, subs. (old).—A eunuch. 1380. Wycliffe, Trans. of the Bible, Acts viii. 39. ... the spirit of the Lord ravysched Filip, and the geldynge say him no more. 1659. Torriano, Vocabolario, s.v. 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. 1811. Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v. to enter for the geldings’ stakes, verb. phr. (old).—To castrate a man; also used to describe a eunuch. Gelt, subs. (old).—Money; gilt (q.v.). Also gelter.—(Duncombe, 1848). 1690. B. E., Dict. of the Cant. Crew, s.v. There is no gelt to be got, Trading is very dull. 1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. 1811. Lexicon Balatronicum, s.v. Gemini! (or Geminy! or Jiminy!) intj. (common).—An exclamation of surprise; a mild oath. [Generally referred to the Lat.: Gemini = the Twins (i.e., Castor and Pollux, the objects of an old Roman oath); but Palmer (Folk Etymology), traces the interjection to the German, O Gemine!; Dutch, Jemy Jemini!; both abbreviated from the Latin, O Jesu Domine!; or merely from Jesu meus!; Italian, Giesu mio! It seems to have come in at the Restoration.] Also O Jimminy!; O Jimminy Figs!; O Jimminy Gig! etc.: for the phrase has pleased the cockney mind, and been vulgarised accordingly. 1672. Dryden, The Assignation, Act ii., Sc. 3. Ben. O gemini! is it you, sir? 1704. Steele, Lying Lover, Act iv., Sc. 3. Sim. I stay with you? Oh gemini! Indeed, I can’t. 1731. Fielding, The Lottery, Sc. 2. Lord Lace! Oh gemini! who’s that? 1780. Mrs. Cowley, The Belle’s Stratagem, iv., 2. Oh gemini! beg the petticoat’s pardon. 1797. M. G. Lewis, Castle Spectre, iii., 3. Oh gemini! what would he use with me, lady? 1798. Morton, Secrets Worth Knowing, i., 1. A parcel of lazy chaps, I dare say—but I’ll make them stir their stumps. Well, here we are at last.—Oh gemini gig how my poor bones do ache! 1836. M. Scott, Tom Cringle’s Log, ch. i. ‘Gemini! what is that now?’ quoth Tip again. 1863. Reade, Hard Cash, I., 125. O, jiminy! This polite ejaculation was drawn out by the speaker’s sudden recognition of Alfred.