Agee or ajee, pronounced uh-JEE, is an adverb meaning to one side or awry. It comes from Scottish English, referring to a command to a horse.
agee or ajee (uh-JEE) is an adverb meaning to one side; awry. It originates from Scottish English, related to a command for a horse to move aside.
| Front | agee or ajee \uh-JEE\ |
|---|---|
| Back | adverb To one side; awry. [From Scottish English dialect, from a- (to, toward) + gee (a command to a horse to move to one side). Earliest documented use: before 1805.] "The knaves go all agee when both my lord and myself have our backs turned." - Charlotte M. Yonge; Grisly Grisell; Macmillan; 1893. |
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