cat on a hot tin roof



cat on a hot tin roof

A Southernism that meant someone who was on edge or nervous. The phrase survives as the title of Tennessee Williams's 1955 Pulitzer Prize–winning drama.
See also: cat, hot, on, roof, tin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HeadleyHED-leeEnglish (Rare)
Kichirokee-chee-ṙo:Japanese
AygÜL-Turkish
Slobodanka-Serbian, Croatian
Hektor-Greek Mythology
Alwin['ælwin]