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
Melchiorremel-KYOR-reItalian
MÜNİRe-Turkish
Aristeidis-Greek
DiDIEEnglish
Alekseiah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Cinzia-Italian