And Now You Know

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.

cat’s pajamas (or pyjamas)
cat's pajamas
Collage: Michelle Lanter

PRONUNCIATION:
(CATS puh-JAH-muhz)

MEANING:
noun: Something or someone truly excellent. 

Credit to:

A.Word.A.Day

with Anu Garg