What is Cats Pajamas?
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An adjective used by hipsters of the 1920's to describe a person who is the best at what they do.
Also used to describe another person who is genial and fun to be with.
This term has been recently popularized by the movie 'The School of Rock'.
Synonym: bees-knees
"Martin sure knows how to dance, he's the cats pajamas, man!"
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1920s Lingo describing someone (something) who is great, incredible or special. Usually indicating stylishness or innovation. Pajamas were a relatively new fashion in the 1920s. The term "cat" was beginning to be used as a term to describe the out going and unconventional jazz-age flappers.
That girl wearing those Paris Hilton sunglasses must think she's the cats pajamas.
Those crazy rinestone studded platinum teeth are the cat's pajamas!
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This generations version of the "Cats Meow",which by the way is 1920's lingo, i changed it to suit us.It's like the highest compliment you can give or receive. I mean c'mon it's hilarious....Try throwing it in when your trying to describe someone gorgeous, I dare yah!
"I saw this guy and im telling yah he was the cats pajamas, I have never seen a guy this hott in all my life"!
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Personally i thought this term was popularized by "Cable Guy" (1996) not "school of Rock" the line is used by Jim Carrey
Cable Guy to Lelie in a lisp "He thinks your the cats pajamas"
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A synonym for awesome. I actually coined this phrase in 1968 during a hallucination where i thought i saw a cat wearing pajamas. It was really just a dead bush.
When she took off her pajamas i thought she was the cats pajamas.
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