From where does the phrase 'Bee in her Bonnet' originate?
2007-03-23 09:14:00 · 5 answers · asked by Dr Watson (UK) 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Well yes, I know what it means although I tend to think it means she's more in a tizz than upset . . .
2007-03-23 09:24:58 · update #1
To have a bee in your bonnet is to be cranky ; to have an idiosyncrasy; also, to carry a jewel or ornament in your cap.
"For pity, sir, find out that bee
That bore my love away -
- 'I'll seek him in your bonnet brave...' "
(R. Herrick: The Mad Maid's Song)
2007-03-23 10:38:25 · answer #1 · answered by LadyOok 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably from early Americans as they were the ones who wore bonnets and as they civilized the wilderness they must have "stirred up a hornet's nest" or dislodged a bee's nest or two. everyone knows how angry these insects get when disturbed so it just became an expression describing an angry woman who wants to sting someone.
2007-03-23 16:25:50 · answer #2 · answered by Joanne T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wiggins I love that saying and I agree with you plus I LOVE THE NAME WIGGINS. I often have a bee in my bonnet about some thing and am shameless about it.
2007-03-23 16:34:59 · answer #3 · answered by : 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first time I ever heard the saying was watching little house on the prairie and Mrs Oleson apparently had one!
2007-03-23 16:23:27 · answer #4 · answered by justsayin... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dk but it means she is upset....
2007-03-23 16:17:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋