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Definition 2024
cat's_meow
cat's meow
English
Noun
- (idiomatic, dated) A self-satisfied person.
- (idiomatic) A highly sought-after and fancy example of something.[1]
- That new car was really the cat's meow.
Synonyms
- (highly sought-after example of something):
- the bee's knees
- the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers
- cat's ass (vulgar)
- the bomb
- the **** (vulgar)
References
- ↑ New York Times, August 6, 1922: "The flapper tells her "cakie" that a Chauve Souris sundae is "just the cat's meow"."