none of your beeswax en · X
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Alteration of none of your business. From the historical use of beeswax to cover up blemishes.
Meanings
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A riposte to badgering questioning, expressing a refusal to answer, and an insistence that the questioner cease prying any further.
“Whatcha got in that bag?” asked Scooter. “None of your beeswax,” answered Henry.
1950, Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins, page 21:“We were just discussing your love life. Or lack thereof.” “My love life is none of your beeswax,” she huffed.
2003, Augusten Burroughs, Running With Scissors: A Memoir, page 194:“You can ask, but since it's really none of your beeswax, I think I'll keep my mouth shut on that score.”
1996, Stephen King, The Green Mile, page 74:BARBARA. That’s for me to know. RANDY. Come on. Who? BARBARA. None of your beeswax.
1977, Albert Ramsdell Gurney, Children, page 25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| none of your bees' wax | alternative | lexicographic | |
| none of your bee's wax | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (17)
ru без коммента́риев (A riposte to badgering questioning) · cs starej se o sebe (A riposte to badgering questioning) · fi ei kuulu sinulle (A riposte to badgering questioning) · cs do toho ti nic není (A riposte to badgering questioning) · pl nie twoja sprawa (A riposte to badgering questioning) · fr occupe-toi de tes oignons (A riposte to badgering questioning) · es eso a ti te importa un bledo (A riposte to badgering questioning) · smn ij kuulâ tunjin (A riposte to badgering questioning) · bg не е твоя работа (A riposte to badgering questioning) · se ii leat du ášši (A riposte to badgering questioning) · fr ce ne sont pas tes oignons (A riposte to badgering questioning) · sms tõt ij kuul tuʹnne (A riposte to badgering questioning) · bg моя си работа (A riposte to badgering questioning) · de das geht dich einen feuchten Kehricht an (A riposte to badgering questioning) · ru вас э́то не каса́ется (A riposte to badgering questioning) · cmn 關你屁事 /关你屁事 (A riposte to badgering questioning) · yue 關你鬼事 /关你鬼事 (A riposte to badgering questioning)