"The cat's pajamas" is a saying people use to express the "coolness" of something. If something is popular or "in", one might say it is the cat's pajamas. Other sayings similar to this are:
The bee's knees (1920's)
Rad (1960s/70s)
Mr. Prince thinks he's the cat's pajamas!
"Cat's pajamas" is one of those nonsensical phrases that basically means something along the lines of "the best". "Cat's meow" and "bee's knees" are others that are essentially identical in meaning.
Well, the dog probably thinks the cat is the leader because they are pack animals and that's what they do to please the leader, but the cat I do not know...^^
You're thinking of a very old saying that means something like "Of course! It's obvious!" John: "Mary, would you go to do the dance with me?" Mary: "Has a cat pajamas??" [Does a cat have pajamas?] It comes from the whimsical connection between the coats of most cats and the appearance that the coat gives-- that the cat is wearing pajamas.
The computer on the cat thinks the trunk lid is open.
The Cat's Pajamas - 1926 was released on: USA: 29 August 1926 Finland: 26 December 1927 Portugal: 1 July 1929
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You have to look back to the 1920's when the phrase was first used.A "cat" was used as a term to describe the "wild and unconventional" some of the time - flappers.This was matched with the word pyjamas At that time they were anew twist in women's fashion.The total phrase came to mean "isn't that a example of the newest thing worn by the most sophisticated and fun loving people" withe impplicationof "Wish I had the nerve to follow suit"The phrase was tuned bit by using she's, he's or it's
She thinks it is another cat on her turf.
she thinks their strangers.
If your dog is grooming your cat, it means that the dog thinks the cat is part of the family.
Wendy Scott has written: 'The Cat's Pajamas (Volume 1)'