Cheshire cat
noun
a constantly grinning cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Idioms for Cheshire cat
grin like a Cheshire cat,
to smile or grin inscrutably.
Cultural definitions for grin like a cheshire cat
Cheshire cat
[ (chesh-uhr) ]
A cat with an enormous grin encountered by Alice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. The cat tends to disappear, leaving only its smile hanging in the air.
notes for Cheshire cat
“Smiling like a Cheshire cat” refers to anyone with a conspicuous and long-lasting smile.
Idioms and Phrases with grin like a cheshire cat
grin like a Cheshire cat
Smile broadly, especially in a self-satisfied way. For example, John ended the set with a beautiful serve, an ace, and couldn't help grinning like a Cheshire cat. The ultimate origin of this expression, appearing in print since the late 1700s, is disputed, but its most famous exponent was Lewis Carroll, in whose Alice's Adventures in Wonderland the grinning cat gradually vanished from view, with its grin the last part to vanish.