Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun plural Pajamas.

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  • noun slang pajamas/pyjamas
  • noun Plural form of jammy.

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  • noun (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Shortening and alteration of pajamas, pl. of pajama.]

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Examples

  • The kids get their stockings here, then whiz! into the car (in jammies and slippers) to Papa's house (grandfather) to open presents then wham! home for our gifts under the tree then back in the car again!

    Christmas Wishes 2008

  • This post was fun and revealing. .you post in jammies too! by

    One Word 2006

  • That’s something I got from my dad, who never let me stay in jammies past about 9 AM.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Interview with Richard Mabry, MD, part 1 2010

  • Though I’m lucky, I suppose; the area where I live (Brooklyn) is lousy with freelancers, so delivery guys don’t give me any funny looks when I answer the door in jammies or look like I just woke up from a nap (though I usually don’t nap; I apparently just look sleepy when I’m really in the Zone with wordcount).

    Admitting to an infection of words « 2009

  • We found crossword jammies for $60 at pajamagram.com, should you decide to doodle on your knee or your sleeve.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2011

  • This was the holistic, honest, vulnerable, and often hilarious point-of-view Joanne took as she described how the Web saved her, allowing her to work from home, on her own schedule, in her "jammies," if need be.

    Jenni Avins: The Inaugural Women Entrepreneurs Festival: Building a Better Movement Jenni Avins 2011

  • This was the holistic, honest, vulnerable, and often hilarious point-of-view Joanne took as she described how the Web saved her, allowing her to work from home, on her own schedule, in her "jammies," if need be.

    Jenni Avins: The Inaugural Women Entrepreneurs Festival: Building a Better Movement Jenni Avins 2011

  • This was the holistic, honest, vulnerable, and often hilarious point-of-view Joanne took as she described how the Web saved her, allowing her to work from home, on her own schedule, in her "jammies," if need be.

    Jenni Avins: The Inaugural Women Entrepreneurs Festival: Building a Better Movement Jenni Avins 2011

  • By the way - please tell me they're the kind of jammies with the feet and the little ducky tail sewed onto the seat.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

  • I don't wear 'jammies' per say but I wore my long sleeve red henley that comes down nearly to my knees and jockey shorts all weekend except while I was sleeping, showering, or wallowing in the tub (yes there were bubbles involved).

    The Torn Pages 2009

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  • 'no one sleeps naked in this house, boy!'

    March 30, 2007

  • I always pictured a serious thrash metal band jamming in their jammies, presumably rocking the faces off a thinning crowd of drunk wannabe goth computer engineers and stay-at-home moms. A fashion statement that never said anything. A handful of ashamed groupies. The farewell tour no one planned.

    April 4, 2007

  • Zoiks. I'll never look at my jammies the same way again.... ;-)

    April 4, 2007

  • It's raining, the kids out out of school; definitely a jammies day!

    January 5, 2010