BBB Etymology - Bee's Wax

The Bogus-Boggess Blog (BBB) features a word or phrase etymology each Tuesday. This week, consider "Mind your own bee's wax". The phrase comes from the days when smallpox was a common disease that caused disfigurement. Those who survived the disease were left with pock marks on their body and face. Ladies would fill in the pock marks with beeswax. However when the weather was very warm the wax might melt. But it was not the thing to do for one lady to tell another that her makeup was melting.