the cat's pajamas



the cat's pajamas

A terrific thing. This was a nonsensical phrase of the 1920s that meant something worth seeing or having. A similar phrase was the “cat's meow.”
See also: pajama

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jathibiyya-Arabic
Jaron (2)-English (Modern)
SamuliSAH-moo-leeFinnish
Ceciliasə-SEE-lee-ə (English), sə-SEEL-yə (English), che-CHEE-lyah (Italian), the-THEE-lyah (Spanish), se-SEE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), se-SEEL-yah (Danish, Norwegian), SE-see-lee-ah (Finnish)English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, German
TimothyTIM-ə-thee (English)English, Biblical
HarperHAHR-pərEnglish