cat's pajamas
noun
variants or British cat's pyjamas
informal + old-fashioned
: a highly admired or exceptionally excellent person or thing
He's the cat's pajamas, I couldn't love, respect, admire, and enjoy that individual more than I do.
Drew Barrymore, quoted in Harper's, 1 Oct. 2010
Drew Barrymore, quoted in Harper's, 1 Oct. 2010
Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
- Kniffin system
- knifing
- knight
- knight bachelor
- knight banneret
- knight baronet
- knight commander
- knight grand commander
- knight grand cross
- Knight Hospitaler
- knight in shining armor
- knight marshal
- knight of co
- Knight of Columbus
- knight of industry
- Knight of Labor
- Knight of Malta
- knight of pyth
- Knight of Pythias
- Knight of Rhodes
- Knight of St. John of Jerusalem
- knight of the carpet
- knight of the chamber
- Knight of the Golden Circle
- knight of the mac