cat's whiskers



cat's whiskers

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TomaszTAW-mahshPolish
Chiquita[tʃi'ki:tə]
Catharinakah-tah-REE-nah (Dutch)Dutch, Swedish
Bower['bauə]
Itsasne-Basque
Birgir-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic