Hello anybody reading this - I need some input.

I'm thinking of using the phrase "You are the cat's whiskers" in a prop set for the marketplace here - let's just say it's a placard on the wall or something - how familiar is it? Did this phrase make it to the USA or is it old English?

If you don't want to type a sentence - could you maybe just let me know:

Yes - it would be okay / fun.

No - it's not used / not familiar with it.

No - not used / not familiar with it (Netherlands)

It is a very old phrase that is seldom used in the US depending on the region of the country.

Have heard it here in the US, but not often, and yes, I think of it as old. It's probably something you could get away with if it's used on some cross-stitch wall hanging if you're doing an old homey place but would look out of place in a modern apartment.

It is archaic in the US, A slang phrase coined by Thomas A. Dorgan. The phrase became popular in the U.S. in the 1920s, along with the bee's knees, the cat's whiskers (possibly from the use of these in radio crystal sets). In the 1920s the word cat was used as a term to describe the unconventional flappers from the jazz era. Personally I think it is quaint and up to you if you would like to use it.

Sounds cute but haven't heard it.

Thanks for all the replies.

I'll go with something else instead, like rendering is more fun than watching cute cat videos on YouTube :-)