AE 983 - Aussie Slang: The Bee's Knees

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Transcript of AE 983 - Aussie Slang: The Bee's Knees

G'day, you mob! How's it going? Pete here from Aussie English, the number one place for anyone and everyone wanting to learn Australian English. Welcome to this episode! This is a slang episode in the Slang Series that I'm doing where I teach you, you guessed it, Australian slang.

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So today I'm going to be teaching you the expression "the bee's knees". That's right. The knees of the bees. The expression is "the bee's knees". I guess we say it because it rhymes. Let me give you some examples and see if you can work out what this is before I tell you what it is. OK, it's sort of fun to play this game.

The bee's knees. Something is the bee's knees. So I tried a new beer the other day and it was "the bee's knees". It was incredible. It was great. It was probably the best beer I've ever had. It was "the bee's knees".

Another example might be: "Man, I've just started surfing. I've never surfed before, but I've started the hobby and I think it's "the bee's knees". I've decided to buy a wetty - a wetsuit. I've got myself a surfboard and I'm going out every single day in the mornings now to catch some waves. I am surf crazy. I'm obsessed with it because it is "the bee's knees".

So I think you've got it now, guys. I think you've worked it out. If something is "the bee's knees", it's great. It's awesome. It's the greatest thing. You know, it's incredible. It's excellent. It's "the bee's knees".

The idea, I guess, is that it is the knee joint of a bee, the insect that collects pollen and has a hive and only lives for a few days. 50 days, I think. The bee's knees. Right. It's a weird expression, but it's used quite a lot in Australia.

Anyway, guys, as always, I suggest that you go down into the comments. I challenge you to go down into the comments and use the expression "the bee's knees".

What is something that you think is "the bee's knees"? Is there some kind of food? Is there a story or a book or a movie that you think is "the bee's knees" or an activity like surfing? What do you reckon is "the bee's knees"?

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