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
Manuelemah-NWE-leItalian
LallieLAL-eeEnglish (Rare)
Matas-Lithuanian
Jerrold['dʒerəld]
DİLek-Turkish
Yannick-Breton, French