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
Alonzo-Italian
Mitre-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Melker-Swedish
Aloys-Medieval Occitan
BastetBAHS-tet (English)Egyptian Mythology
NiccolÒneek-ko-LOItalian