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the cat's pajamies

the cat's pajamies is the alternative form 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.

Questions about the cat's pajamies

What is the cat's pajamies the alternative form of?
The cat's pajamies is the alternative form of the cat's pyjamas.

Words near the cat's pajamies in the dictionary

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

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