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
Rakhi-Indian, Hindi
Oz (1)AHZEnglish
Bartomeu-Catalan
Rifka-Yiddish
JayneJAYNEnglish
JÔNatas-Portuguese