genie

noun

ge·​nie ˈjē-nē 

plural genies also genii ˈjē-nē(-ˌī) 

1

: jinni sense 1

2

: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it

Examples of genie in a Sentence

He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.

Recent Examples on the Web

And Bud Light attempted to power its comeback with an ad about an unambiguously male genie who grants wishes. —Alan Murray, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024

The world-conquering pop star showed up to her table midway through host Trevor Noah’s introductory remarks, mere seconds after his first mention of her, invoked like an awards-show genie. —Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 5 Feb. 2024

The entire industry is an illusion: actors, dialogue, costumes, sets, editing, even the magic of performers appearing on small screens with a snap, like genies summoned to amuse. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024

The genie is out of the bottle with this and all the recent court and legal proceedings ruling against the NCAA. —Leonard Armato, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024

Since the launch of powerful open models like the Llama, Falcon, Mistral, and Stable Diffusion families, critics have pressed to keep other such genies in the bottle. —IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2024

Nancy shoots some hoops with Gerry in the driveway, while Jeanie gives the Golden Bachelor a genie lamp. —Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2023

Dana Taylor: Karen, politically speaking, the issue of a candidate's mental fitness is a genie that's hard to put back in the bottle. —Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024

No doubt, Bud Light hopes consumers won’t want to put this genie back in its bottle. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French génie, from Arabic jinnī

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

genie

noun

ge·​nie ˈjē-nē 

: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it