Dec 3, 2021 10:37
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English term
bee-sting (of a body)
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Poetry & Literature
I've found the slang term "bee-stings" to mean small breasts, but here, the word bee-sting is used to describe a body and is in singular:
"I picture Gina: her petite, perfect little bee-sting of a body; curated dark roots growing into peroxide blond."
The only thing that comes to mind that is related is "wasp-waisted"... or that this is just another word to describe her small size, besides "petite" and "perfect little", already present in the sentence.
Can someone explain the meaning and perhaps also offer another example where the word is used in this sense?
"I picture Gina: her petite, perfect little bee-sting of a body; curated dark roots growing into peroxide blond."
The only thing that comes to mind that is related is "wasp-waisted"... or that this is just another word to describe her small size, besides "petite" and "perfect little", already present in the sentence.
Can someone explain the meaning and perhaps also offer another example where the word is used in this sense?
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| 4 +3 | Tiny body |
Charlotte Fleming
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| 4 +3 | tiny, but makes a big impact |
philgoddard
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| 3 -2 | extremely small breasts |
Kiet Bach
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Charlotte Fleming
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Tiny body
You're right: it's just another way of saying she's just a tiny wee body, no bigger than a bee-sting (I've just realised that's a really Scottish way of describing someone small). It's got nothing to do with bees in the sense of Apis.
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philgoddard
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tiny, but makes a big impact
Of course there are no definitive answers in a literary context like this, but surely the author is comparing her to a bee sting because she has an effect out of all proportion to her size. If you're turning this into German, a literal translation should work well.
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Here's some more context, which shows that (a) she's very sexual and (b) the author seems to be trying to cram in as many idioms as possible:
"And the way she flaunts her cleavage. Always prancing around as if she thinks she’s the cat’s pajamas. Clearly no one ever told her to hide her light under a bushel.”
http://6booksy.com/Most-read/The-Paper-Palace/page_3.html
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Note added at 3 hrs (2021-12-03 13:51:07 GMT)
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Here's some more context, which shows that (a) she's very sexual and (b) the author seems to be trying to cram in as many idioms as possible:
"And the way she flaunts her cleavage. Always prancing around as if she thinks she’s the cat’s pajamas. Clearly no one ever told her to hide her light under a bushel.”
http://6booksy.com/Most-read/The-Paper-Palace/page_3.html
Peer comment(s):
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BdiL
: Yes, her body is little, but also like a bee-sting, therefore you cannot but notice IT. MAu
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| agree |
Anastasia Kalantzi
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Kiet Bach
: "she's very sexual" is a bold and risky inference./ Oh well, if she has a cleavage to flaunt, then she doesn't have small breasts after all. I will have to withdraw my answer. :)
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Did you read the additional context I provided?
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extremely small breasts
onlineslangdictionary.com says bee-sting is "usually used in the plural", not always.
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/bee-s...
In this case, it is used like an adjectival noun, so it can be in singular form.
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a body with extremely small breasts
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/bee-s...
In this case, it is used like an adjectival noun, so it can be in singular form.
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a body with extremely small breasts
Peer comment(s):
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Charlotte Fleming
: The author of the post has already discounted this meaning.
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She didn't discount it, she discussed it.
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philgoddard
: "...but here, the word bee sting is used to describe a body."
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A body with extremely small breasts, maybe.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: "...but here, the word bee-sting is used to describe a body and is in singular":
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