spider's ankles

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English

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Etymology

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Origin uncertain; presumably one of the set including cat's pyjamas (which see).

Noun

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the spider's ankles pl (plural only)

  1. (Ireland, slang) Something that is regarded as outstanding.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:best