cat's pajamas

cat's pajamas

Something or someone highly enjoyable, desirable, or impressive, especially in a fancy or elaborate way. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Tom's new Cadillac is really the cat's pajamas! Boy, that singer last night was the cat's pajamas, wasn't she?
See also: pajama
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

the cat’s ˈwhiskers/pyˈjamas

(informal, often ironic) the best person, idea, thing, etc: She thinks she’s the cat’s whiskers.
See also: pyjama, whisker
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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
Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price
See also:
  • pajama
  • pyjama
  • the cat's pajamas
  • the cat's whiskers/pyjamas
  • the cat's whiskers
  • be (not) all beer and skittles
  • be meat and drink
  • be meat and drink to
  • be meat and drink to (someone)
  • an acquired taste
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7-9 pm The Cat's Pajamas (Capella) Main Stage - Meet and Greet at intermission
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