Phrase guide

none of your beeswax

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A riposte to badgering questioning, expressing a refusal to answer, and an insistence that the questioner cease prying any further.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Alteration of none of your business. From the historical use of beeswax to cover up blemishes.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: не е твоя работа (ne e tvoja rabota) — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • Bulgarian: моя си работа (moja si rabota) — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • Chinese Cantonese: 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 (guān nǐ pì shì) — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • Czech: do toho ti nic není — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • Czech: starej se o sebe — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • Finnish: ei kuulu sinulle — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • French: occupe-toi de tes oignons — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • French: ce ne sont pas tes oignons — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • German: das geht dich einen feuchten Kehricht an — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • Polish: nie twoja sprawa — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • Russian: без коммента́риев (bez kommentárijev) — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • Russian: вас э́то не каса́ется (vas éto ne kasájetsja) — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • Inari-Sami: ij kuulâ tunjin — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • Northern Sami: ii leat du ášši — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • Skolt-Sami: tõt ij kuul tuʹnne — A riposte to badgering questioning
  • Spanish: eso a ti te importa un bledo — A riposte to badgering questioning