cat's pajamas



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cat's pajamas

Something or someone highly enjoyable, desirable, or impressive, especially in a fancy or elaborate way. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Tom's new Cadillac is really the cat's pajamas! Boy, that singer last night was the cat's pajamas, wasn't she?
See also: pajama

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AljaŽ-Slovene
Vitalija-Lithuanian
Henda-Yiddish
Theophanes-Ancient Greek
Jacobs['dʒeikəbz]
HeavenHEV-ənEnglish (Modern)