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
Rayna (2)-Yiddish
Akanksha-Indian, Hindi
SÉVÉRine-French
Natsukonah-tsoo-koJapanese
AdolfAH-dawlf (German), AH:-dawlf (Dutch)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Ancient Germanic
MarilynnMER-ə-lin, MER-lin, MAR-ə-lin, MAR-linEnglish