cat's meow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˌkætsmiˈaʊ̯/ (US)
Meanings
- (dated, idiomatic, uncountable) A self-satisfied person.
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(dated, idiomatic, uncountable) A highly sought-after and fancy example of something.
That new car was really the cat’s meow.
The flapper tells her “cakie” that a Chauve Souris sundae is “just the cat’s meow”.
1922 August 6, New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| the cat's meow | canonical | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
llama's pajamas · finger-licking good · cat's ass · cat's ass · ne plus ultra · cat's whiskers · the business · all that and a bag of chips · the tits · cream of the crop · flea's eyebrows · kitty's titties · gold standard · ant's pants · dog's dangly bits · cat's meow · bee's knees · finger-lickin' good · cat's pajamas · fox's socks · da bomb · crème de la crème · mutt's nuts · cat's pyjamas · antelope's cantaloupes · spider's ankles · greatest thing since sliced bread · the bomb · kitty's titties · the shit · dog's bollocks · bollocks