Meanings
alternative none of your bee's wax · alternative none of your bees' wax
- A riposte to badgering questioning, expressing a refusal to answer, and an insistence that the questioner cease prying any further.
BARBARA. That’s for me to know. RANDY. Come on. Who? BARBARA. None of your beeswax.
1977, Albert Ramsdell Gurney, Children, page 253 more examples
“Whatcha got in that bag?” asked Scooter. “None of your beeswax,” answered Henry.
1950, Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins, page 21“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“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
Origin
Alteration of none of your business. From the historical use of beeswax to cover up blemishes.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian не е твоя работа, моя си работа
- не е твоя работа (ne e tvoja rabota)A riposte to badgering questioning
- моя си работа (moja si rabota)A riposte to badgering questioning
Chinese Cantonese 關你鬼事 /关你鬼事
- 關你鬼事 /关你鬼事 (gwaan¹ nei⁵ gwai² si⁶)A riposte to badgering questioning
Chinese Mandarin 關你屁事 /关你屁事
- 關你屁事 /关你屁事 (guān nǐ pì shì)A riposte to badgering questioning
Czech do toho ti nic není, starej se o sebe
- do toho ti nic neníA riposte to badgering questioning
- starej se o sebeA riposte to badgering questioning
Finnish ei kuulu sinulle
- ei kuulu sinulleA riposte to badgering questioning
French occupe-toi de tes oignons, ce ne sont pas tes oignons
- occupe-toi de tes oignonsA riposte to badgering questioning
- ce ne sont pas tes oignonsA riposte to badgering questioning
German das geht dich einen feuchten Kehricht an
- das geht dich einen feuchten Kehricht anA riposte to badgering questioning
Polish nie twoja sprawa
- nie twoja sprawaA riposte to badgering questioning
Russian без коммента́риев, вас э́то не каса́ется
- без коммента́риев (bez kommentárijev)A riposte to badgering questioning
- вас э́то не каса́ется (vas éto ne kasájetsja)A riposte to badgering questioning
Spanish eso a ti te importa un bledo
- eso a ti te importa un bledoA riposte to badgering questioning
Cite this entry
none of your beeswax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/none%20of%20your%20beeswax
“none of your beeswax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/none%20of%20your%20beeswax. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “none of your beeswax,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/none%20of%20your%20beeswax.
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