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
ArankaAW-rawn-kawHungarian
Aharon-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Babington['bæbiŋtən]
Vahid-Persian
Trevino[trə'vi:nəu]
Ayaah-yahJapanese