2007-11-06 09:50:15 · 4 answers · asked by judy b 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
It was originally a line spoken by the character Nanette in the musical No, No, Nanette (Youmans, Harbuch and Mandel, 1925). This catchphrase enjoyed a brief vogue in the later 1920’s. It is cited as children’s slang in a couple of later references mentioned by Partridge. There are no suprises as to its origin; beeswax is simply an obvious pun on the word business.
Since i answered first i should get the points.
2007-11-06 10:19:12 · answer #1 · answered by V 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the play was "Life with Father". It came out in
New York around then. I may be wrong. Just a guess.
2007-11-06 10:15:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't judy but I know we all said it when I was a kid in the 40's and 50's. Look forward to finding out though.
2007-11-06 14:27:52 · answer #3 · answered by Donna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heard it but did not where it came from until read the answers.
2007-11-06 19:44:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋