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cat's pajamas

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noun

Older Slang.
  1. someone or something wonderful or remarkable.


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And so, back to where we are right now with Justice Sotomayor: You and I think that she is the cat’s pajamas because she is a brilliant jurist.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2024

This spot-on costume from the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star is the cat’s pajamas!

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2020

If dad prefers things the way used to be gosh darn it, bah hambug, then Citadelle Extremes No 1 “No Mistake” Old Tom Gin is sure to be the cat’s pajamas.

From Golf Digest • Jun. 14, 2018

Few things transport us back in time like a well-placed groovy or cat’s pajamas.

From Time • Apr. 6, 2015

Leroy Middleton groaned, “Oh boy, this is the living end, this is really the cat’s pajamas, this is sweet, oh this is really dynamite, oh we did it, we’re gonna get a medal for brains.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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