How do you use the phrase bees knees?

(idiomatic, colloquial) Something or someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, or cool. We had strawberry shortcake for breakfast on Saturday and the kids thought it was the bee’s knees. I used to play in a band when I was younger. We had a few fans and we thought we were the bee’s knees.

What is a bee’s knee called?

bee’s knees femur ground-dwelling bees tibia.

When was the bees knees a popular saying?

The phrase “the bee’s knees”, meaning “the height of excellence”, became popular in the U.S. in the 1920s, along with “the cat’s whiskers” (possibly from the use of these in radio crystal sets), “the cat’s pajamas” (pajamas were still new enough to be daring), and similar phrases that didn’t endure: “the eel’s ankle”.

Where did the term bee’s knees come from?

The phrase was first recorded in the late 18th century, when it was used to mean ‘something very small and insignificant’. Its current meaning dates from the 1920s, at which time a whole collection of American slang expressions were coined with the meaning ‘an outstanding person or thing’.

Does a bee have knees?

Bees, like all insects, have six sections to their legs: the coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia, metatarsus and tarsus. Each is connected by a joint and the one most like a knee is between the femur and tibia. Of all of these, the only one actually found in nature is the bee’s knees, so perhaps that’s what’s so special.

What is special about bees knees?

Bees have lots of other specialised structures on their legs to carry pollen, but the bee’s knee itself is no more remarkable than any of the other leg joints. Probably simply because “knees” rhymes with “bees”. The phrase seems to have evolved in 1920s America, along with “the cat’s pyjamas”.

Can bee bees knees?

Our Bee’s Knees canned cocktail is a classic that combines handcrafted spirits with a hint of honey and light citrus. CanBee was founded by beekeepers to highlight how important bees are to nature and our lives, we’re dedicated to creating canned cocktails that do good and taste even better.

Where does the phrase bees knees come from?

Where did the saying you’re the bees knees come from?

Are bees knees good?

When you refer to something as ‘the bee’s knees’, it means that it is of excellent or very high quality. The origin of this expression is largely unknown, although there are a number of theories.

Can bees have alcohol?

Honey bees, like humans, can also get drunk! By sucking on fermented limes, bees can experience a very similar “buzz” from alcohol as we humans do. Although drinking is largely socially acceptable among us humans, in the bee world, drunkenness is strictly prohibited.