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
Zairadzah-EE-rahItalian
Nkosana-Southern African, Xhosa
Uma-Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
Diodotos-Ancient Greek
&Thorn;RÓNdr-Ancient Scandinavian
MeinhardMIEN-hahrtGerman