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EXPRESSION (SPEECH)
BEE'S KNEES
WHEN THIS GIRL WISHED TO EXPRESS THAT A THING OR IDEA WAS 'COOL' OR
GOOD IN SOME WAY, SHE WOULD SAY THAT IT WAS THE 'BEES KNEES' I HAVE
HEARD THIS BEFORE, BUT IT WAS USED AS IN A SATIRICAL SENSE. PEOPLE
USE IT TO SORT OF MOCK AN OLD WAY OF EXPRESSING A PERSONS APPEAL
FOR A THING.
James Callow comment: A POPULAR EXPRESSION IN THE 1920S I BELIEVE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): INSECTS
James Callow Keyword(s): RHYME
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 07-00-1966