geep
n.— «The colourless plaster will give way to a Dr Seuss-like menagerie of donkeys standing on top of each other. There are a few other creatures in the sketch; they look to be the animals the soldiers call geep, having yet to work out if they’re sheep or goats.» —“Kiwi forces bring aid to war-torn country” by David Fisher in Afghanistan New Zealand Herald (Auckland) Aug. 6, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Ron in Gloverville, South Carolina, wonders about the phrase since hatchet was hammer, which some use to mean “for a long period of time,” as in My family has lived here since hatchet was hammer. Another phrase he’s heard indicating the same thing...
