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September 10, 2012 · Be The First To Comment

Etymology meets entomology at this Friday’s LaB 5555: The Bee’s Knees. Many etymologists speculate that the expression “the bee’s knees” originated as an abbreviation of the British expression “the be-all and end-all.” This was shortened to “The B’s and E’s” and ultimately slurred together into the unlikely expression “the bee’s knees.” Nifty, huh? However the […]

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