cat's pyjamas

Meaning

Noun

• A highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects.

Related

Similar words

• the bee's knees
• cat's meow
• dog's bollocks
• all that and a bag of chips
• spider's ankles
• ant's pants

Origin

• Popular in the US as early as 1922 around which the bee's knees, cat's whiskers, and numerous other similar phrases gained prominence. Sometimes attributed to cartoonist Tad Dorgan.