the cat that ate the canary

Happy, often in a selfsatisfied way. Someone who was very pleased—and often smug—was compared to a house cat that figured out a way to liberate a pet bird from its cage and enjoy the aftermath.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fillin	-	Irish
Boone	[bu:n]
Anila	-	Indian, Hindi
PacÍFica	pah-THEE-fee-kah (Spanish), pah-SEE-fee-kah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Gwenda	GWEN-də (English)	Welsh, English
Alojzia	-	Slovak