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

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 April 10, 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

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 20, 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

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 July 19, 2007