top cat

Meanings

nountop cat (plural top cats)

idiomaticSynonym of top dog.
When you're a jet, you're the top cat in town / You're the gold-medal kid with the heavyweight crown
1957, Stephen Sondheim, “Jet Song”, in West Side Story
Synonyms: top dog

nounSynonym of top dog.

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