CAT'S PAJAMAS

PRONUNCIATION: (CATS puh-JAH-muhz)

MEANING: noun: Something or someone truly excellent.

ETYMOLOGY: From cat + pajamas, from Hindi/Urdu pajama or payjama (loose-fitting trousers), from Persian pay (leg) + jama (garment). Earliest documented use: 1923.

NOTES: In the 1920s, in the US it was fashionable to coin terms on the pattern of x’s y (where x is an animal) to describe something cool or awesome. Some synonyms of today’s term are bee’s knees, dog’s bollocks, cat’s meow, and cat’s whiskers.
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CATS PA JAMES - "...and I think - I think I shall call him Jim / 'cause I am so fond of him!" - A A Milne

CATSPAW AMAS - he's a dummy, but you love him anyway

SCAT'S PAJAMAS - a love-hate relationship