When someone or something is the best or close to it. Sometimes someone can think there this but are not. For example a person with a nice new hair cut who is still fugly but think there all that.See the dogs bollocks or bees knees or all that and a bag of chips.The cat’s meow is a fairly uncreative alternative to the dogs’ bollocks when children are in the room.
person 1 "that shot was the dogs bollocks"
unnoticed child "what?"
person 1 "oh erm the cats meow"
When you are making love to your partner and her pussy lips vibrate against each other making a farting noise. Commonly known as purring. Not to be confused with queefing.
I was pounding away on Sally when she started making The Cats Meow unintentionally. Yeah I made that shit Purr.
Archaic 1920s Americanslang that in various contexts refers to one or more of "excellent", "stylish", or "impressive to the ladies".
Synonymous with the cat's pyjamas and the bees' knees.
George, your zoot suit is quite the cat's meow! Perhaps now you will have a chance of capturing the attention of that flapper Matilda, she of the crimson ankle-baring swimsuit!
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.