bee's knees

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


A deliberate mispronounciation of business
by Gumba Gumba August 03, 2004
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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
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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
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bee's knees

the bee's knees, Older Slang . (especially in the 1920s) a person or thing that is wonderful, great, or marvelous:
by silkpantyman July 19, 2011
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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
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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
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bee's knees

A variation on breezies or beezy. Bay area term for women. Generally reserved for stuck up girls.
Damn did you try talking to that girl? Hell no she was a bee's knees.
by Naked Man June 21, 2007
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