There is an absurd story, much repeated on the internet, that 18th-century ladies used to fill in the pockmarks on their faces (this was when smallpox was a common and disfiguring disease)with beeswax, which would melt if the lady sat too n...
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; What is the origin of the word disable? ... ; What is the origin of the phrase None of your beeswax? ... a man had a jar of beeswax and someone wanted to know what it was so he said none of your beeswax There is an absurd story,...
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; Beeswax; This term which dates back to the 1930's is commonly found in the phrase 'none of your beeswax'. It actually has nothing to do with 'wax'. It is just an intentional malapropism for business. The following is a theory sent in by a site visitor:;
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www.idiomsite.com/beeswax.htm
www.idiomsite.com/beeswax.htm
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Finally, mind your own bee's wax (or none of your beeswax) is said to someone who is prying into another's affairs, not to someone who is staring at another's face. Utter rubbish! ... Heeeheee! Lame! See our discussion of the origin of the word gossip. It derives from God sib. Nothing to do with sipping. Or going.
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www.takeourword.com/TOW190/page1.html
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“My love life is none of your beeswax,” she huffed. ... “You can ask, but since it's really none of your beeswax, I think I'll keep my mouth shut on that score.” ... BARBARA. None of your beeswax.
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/none_of_your_beeswax
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/none_of_your_beeswax
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"Mind your own beeswax" was a phrase used by women in the colonial period. Women would stand next to the fire stirring wax to make candles together. They had to be careful not to let the wax or fire ... A quick search turned up a denial of the colonial origin story. ... Where did the phrase " none of your bee's wax" come from?
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www.answerbag.com/q_view/1485023
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None of Your Beeswax by Richard Oxman ... None of what I hear or read these final days is without some form of stock optimism. Hope couched in this or that reasoned plan. Supported by all sorts of documentation and rationale.
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oxtogrind.org/archive/200
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www.portaldemagina.com/mentesa/hvdv/q7vhnh/origin.php
www.portaldemagina.com/mentesa/hvdv/q7vhnh/origin.php
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www.hychain.org/e-learning/6k2/4py/origin.php
www.hychain.org/e-learning/6k2/4py/origin.php
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