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American cartoonist Tad Dorgan invented many slang terms during the 1920's, including "the cat's pajamas," "the bee's knees," "the flea's eyebrows" - all of which mean "cool" or highly desirable. Dorgan also invented the nonsense phrase "Yes, we have no bananas."

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