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Synonyms of the bee's knees

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Another word for the bee's knees is cat's meow. Other synonyms of the bee's knees are cat's pyjamas, dog's bollocks, the bomb, all that and a bag of chips and antelope's cantaloupes.

Synonyms and similar words for the bee's knees

nounSomething or someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, or cool.

Meaning of the bee's knees

  1. noun Something or someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, or cool.
  2. noun Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bee, -'s, knee. Corbiculae.

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Questions about synonyms of the bee's knees

What is another word for the bee's knees?
The bee's knees has 30 synonyms on Word.ws, such as cat's meow, cat's pyjamas, dog's bollocks, the bomb, all that and a bag of chips, antelope's cantaloupes, ant's pants and bee's knees.
What does the bee's knees mean?
The bee's knees means something or someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, or cool.

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