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cat's pajamas 

The term "cat's pajamas" comes from E.B. Katz, an English tailor of the late 1700's and early 1800's, who made the finest silk pajamas for royalty and other wealth patrons. This phrase is often likened to and/or confused with the 20's term "cat's meow".
Katz's pajamas are the cat's pajamas.
cat's pajamas by skulldugger December 23, 2007

Cat's Pajamas 

Slang Used in the 20’s, this expression is very similar to "cool."

Also the name of my kitty rescue. Save the homeless kitties. Adopt now!
The Cat's Pajamas is a No-Kill rescue!
Cat's Pajamas by cantgoback</3 January 6, 2013

cat's pajamas 

Traditionally followed by the phrase, Whole darn department store
"Ain't I the Cat's Pajamas?"
"You're the whole darn department store!"
cat's pajamas by T to the V December 30, 2006

cat's pajamas 

Used to describe something that is interesting and confusing. Often used in sarcasm.
"Hey dude, I just totally pwned that n00b by using my new Frisbee of DOOM!"
"Well ain't you the cat's pajamas."
cat's pajamas by R3ality July 31, 2005

Cat’s Pajamas 

A good midwestern description of one great gal or guy.
Kinda like when you have an asshole who is bullying someone and instead of leaving them hanging, you answer the bully by saying “no man, you got it all wrong-they are the cat’s pajamas”
Cat’s Pajamas by Top Dawg Pal November 4, 2020

the cat's pajamas

(adjective) term used to describe a person or object in a postive manner. similar to "the bomb" or "the shit", means the object in question is cool.
"that girl over there is totally showing off the goods; she thinks she's the cat's pajamas."
More from Urban Dictionary
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

SkyPesos 

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026
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