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Where did the expression 'the bee's knees' originate?In: Idioms and Slang |
Bees Knees
Some will say that the expression means something small and insignifigant. You'll have to agree, the knee of a bee is pretty itty-bitty.
However another school of thought is an expression from the 1920's which stated, "The be all and end all of everything." in reference to a disaster. This was too long, so it was shortened to the "B's and E's" which was mispronounced as the "Bee's Knees".
There are other ideas out there that the knee on a bee, being so tiny yet so powerful is a work of art.
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The origin of the expression "the Bee's Knees" appears to have been in America in the 1920s. It means something along the lines of "the height of excellence."
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