# What does Bee mean?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bee-mean/305575>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 26, 2005, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bee-mean/305575 "2005-05-26T07:38:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![OliverTwistofLime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b487fb/32.png) [@OliverTwistofLime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OliverTwistofLime)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bee-mean/305575/1 "2005-05-26T07:38:30Z")

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Spelling Bee. .or Geographic Bee. …What is the derivation of the word Bee?

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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bee-mean/305575/2 "2005-05-26T08:53:33Z")

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As busy as a bee. Any industrious communal activity.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bee-mean/305575/3 "2005-05-26T13:25:54Z")

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[http://www.word-detective.com/112402.html#bee](http://www.word-detective.com/112402.html#bee)

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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bee-mean/305575/4 "2005-05-26T14:50:33Z")

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Actually the word came up on my word-origin-a-day calendar just yesterday. How odd. How suspiciously odd.

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**Author:** ![OliverTwistofLime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b487fb/32.png) [@OliverTwistofLime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OliverTwistofLime)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bee-mean/305575/5 "2005-05-27T04:21:51Z")

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> [@Paul in Saudi](#):
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> Actually the word came up on my word-origin-a-day calendar just yesterday. How odd. How suspiciously odd.

I was reading the newspaper about a geographic bee winner for knowing the name of the river that forms a lake in Panama and I wondered what does Bee mean and thusly asked the question. What is suspicious about that? Had I known about the great explanation you pointed out, there would be no need for me to ask the question to the SDMB.

Having said that, Paul in Saudi…how about turning up the spigots and give us some more oil at lower prices?

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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bee-mean/305575/6 "2005-05-27T05:14:23Z")

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Lemme talk to the King. He should say yes. He still owes me twenty bucks after all.