king bee
noun South Midland and Southern U.S.
a self-important person.
Origin of king bee
1890–95,
Americanism; on the model of
queen bee
Words nearby king bee
kinetoplast,
kinetoscope,
kinetosis,
kinfolk,
king,
king bee,
king charles spaniel,
king clam,
king closer,
king cobra,
king cotton
Example sentences from the Web for king bee
I wanted to win rank in the army—and I did; I ranked everybody as the king-bee of insubordination.
Gabriel Tolliver |Joel Chandler Harris