Cat 's Meow - wikipedia Cat 's Meow Cat 's meow may refer to : Meow ( occasionally spelled miaow, miaou, etc. ), an onomatopoeia for the voiced sound made by cats ( Felis silvestris catus ) `` The cat 's meow, '' an expression referring to something that is considered outstanding ; coined by American cartoonist Thomas A. Dorgan ( 1877 -- 1929 ) The Cat 's Meow ( 1924 ), a 1924 lost silent short film starring Harry Langdon `` The Cat 's Meow '', a 1966 episode of Batman TV series `` The Cat 's Meow '', a 1986 episode of Mama 's Family TV series The Cat 's Meow ( 1930 film ), a Krazy Kat animated film `` The Cat 's Meow '', a 1987 painting by Willem de Kooning The Cat 's Meow, a 2001 film See also Meow ( disambiguation ) Cat ( transliterated as `` māo '' in Mandarin Chinese ) purr - a different cat sound Cat body language This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cat 's meow. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cat%27s_meow&oldid=795859938 '' Categories : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories : All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 16 August 2017, at 22 : 57. About Wikipedia

Question: where did the saying the cat's meow come from
Answer: American cartoonist Thomas A. Dorgan