bee's knees



bee's knees

Something that's excellent. This nonsensical phrase that was popular in the 1920s was, like “the cat's whiskers,” the equivalent of today's “really cool” or “it's amazing!” It went the way of such faddish expressions, which is to say, out.
See also: knee

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Craig[kreig]
Nicolae-Romanian
Pallas (2)-Greek Mythology
AndyAN-deeEnglish
Ihsan-Arabic
Abbot['æbət]