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the cat's pajamas

the cat's pajamas is the alternative spelling of the cat's pyjamas.

Meaning of the cat's pyjamas

Noun

the cat's pyjamas pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, dated, idiomatic, plural, plural-only) A highly sought-after and fancy example of something, usually referring to inanimate objects.
    • That new car was really the cat's pyjamas.

Forms of the cat's pajamas

alternative formthe cat's pyjamas

Questions about the cat's pajamas

What is the cat's pajamas the alternative spelling of?
The cat's pajamas is the alternative spelling of the cat's pyjamas.

Words near the cat's pajamas in the dictionary

  1. the carpet matches the drapes
  2. the case rests
  3. the cat is out of the bag
  4. the cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet
  5. the cat's out of the bag
  6. the cat's pajamas
  7. the cat's pajamies
  8. the cat's pyjamas
  9. the change
  10. The Channon
  11. The Charltons

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