Bees' Knees

Slang that originates from America in the 1920's. Similar to today's cool.It expresses a state of excellence in an item or action, but generally not a person.

Try flavored yogurt; it's the bees' knees!

by Zelkova March 3, 2009

The Bees Knees

A term commonly meaning cool and hip. One might even say groovy.

Wow this persons vocabulary is just the bees knees
Dangnabbit these old people aren't doofuses, they're the bees knees

by stationary crossover master November 10, 2015

bees knees

Peachy, very nice, the berries, excellent, fine, beautiful, very good.

That jazz band is the bees knees

by Bob Proczko October 16, 2006

Bee's Knees

That chick in the office who would rather work on her knees than sit in a chair.

Lori is the bee's knees.

by negglord August 16, 2018

bee's knees

(adj.) Good, the best, high quality.


A deliberate mispronounciation of business

These new threads are the bee knee's.

by Gumba Gumba August 3, 2004

bees knees

Slang from the 1920s. Possibly a corruption of the word business. Another possibility is that it is derived from the expression, "be all end all" a.k.a. "B's and E's" which when said would sound like, "Bees-an-ees". Simply defined as the best, latest, and greatest. (Synonymous with other 1920s slang: The cat's pajamas and the cat's meow. A more current version would be The shit.).

"Johnny got a new car. It's the bees knees.", "Roger is so handsome. He is just the bees knees."

by CeeCee72 July 1, 2010

bee's knees

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the origin of "bee's knees". It is a slang homophone for "business" started around the Roaring '20s. Saying something was the business meant it was the real deal and of high quality. See business definition #4, #9, #12, etc.: "top quality. a perfect 10. met to standard."

Dude, that kickflip you just did was bee's knees.
Dude, that kickflip you just did was business.
same deal.

by Li'l Scotty July 18, 2011