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

bee's knees

Bee's knees means the best, as bees carry pollen in little baskets located on its midsegments of their legs.

In Cockney rhyming slang it is said to mean "business"

A: "How did your exams go?"
B: "I'm the bee's knees"

by holladiewaldfee February 23, 2006

bee's knees

the bee's knees, Older Slang . (especially in the 1920s) a person or thing that is wonderful, great, or marvelous:

His new roadster is simply the bee's knees.

by silkpantyman July 19, 2011

Bee's Knees

The absolute best. From the English phrase the "B's 'n E's" meaning the "be all end all."

These fish 'n chips are the Bee's Knees.

by NasserInASaucer February 15, 2009

Bee's Knees

To express how great the weed is.

Dude! This stuff is the bee's knees... Legalize this shit!

by Hr. Hands June 24, 2010

bee's knees

An expression from the 20s meaning an extraordinary person, thing, idea; the ultimate.

You're such a wonderful person! You really are the bee's knees.

by shasha_bee August 19, 2010

bee's knees

1. The best/really good
2. Another way of saying business. (it kinda rhymes)

1. Hey, how was that beef jerkey? It was the bee's knees.
2. Wuz crackin' Gs? And how is the bee's knees?

by MikeVonDike February 11, 2009