look what the cat drug in

A form of look what the cat's dragged in — Used as an ironic acknowledgement of someone's arrival, either jocularly or to imply that they are unwelcome or disagreeable in some way.

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  1. Southern USalternativedialectalAlternative form of look what the cat's dragged in.
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