Gee. To take the gee, is an old colloquialism, signifying to take umbrage or offence, to give way
to a sudden start of petulance and ill-humour. Jamieson derives
it from the Icelandic geig, offence, in default of tracing it to another origin. But the derivation is doubtful.

On Tuesday, to the bridal feast,
Came fiddlers flocking free ;
But hey 1 play up the rinaway bride,
For she has ta'en the gee.

Woman's love a wilfu' thing,
An' fancy flies fu' free ;
Then hey ! play up the rinaway bride
For she has ta'en the gee.

—Herd's Collection.

"My wife has ta'en the gee"
is the title of an old and once
extremely popular song.

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William C:

I wonder if from this word derived the Gee as in: "Gee thanks ..." in a dissatisifeid tone, though to give the other side its just respect ... "Gee thanks mister!" is a positive one.

The dictionaries say the word is an americanism deriving from Jesus