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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.”
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Amen | | AH-mun (English) | Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized) |
| Pelagiya | | pye-lah-GEE-yah, pee-lah-GEE-yah | Russian |
| Alter | | - | Yiddish |
| ParthalÁN | | PAHR-ha-lawn | Irish Mythology |
| Vincenzo | | veen-CHEN-tso | Italian |
| İBrahİM | | eeb-rah-HEEM | Turkish |