Definitions

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

  • noun plural Pajamas.

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  • abbreviation pyjamas

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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

[p(a)j(ama)s, pl. of pajama.]

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Examples

  • My supervisor sent me a message about something at uni and i had to reply i was still in PJs and trying to work up the effort to bundle up and walk to varsity.

    Archive 2008-06-01 HayleyM 2008

  • My supervisor sent me a message about something at uni and i had to reply i was still in PJs and trying to work up the effort to bundle up and walk to varsity.

    Rain go away HayleyM 2008

  • Deliberate choices and preferences are the most distinct and frequently separate PJs from the pack.

    Archive 2006-08-01 2006

  • The camera used by most PJs is a digital SLR (single-lens reflex), also called a dit.

    Archive 2006-08-01 2006

  • Competitions with 15 similarly-qualified candidates are also unlikely to be covered because only one hole exists in the paper per election category and the number of PJs is always limited.

    Archive 2006-03-01 2006

  • The camera used by most PJs is a digital SLR (single-lens reflex), also called a dit.

    What is style? 2006

  • Competitions with 15 similarly-qualified candidates are also unlikely to be covered because only one hole exists in the paper per election category and the number of PJs is always limited.

    Cover elections 2006

  • Deliberate choices and preferences are the most distinct and frequently separate PJs from the pack.

    What is style? 2006

  • He follows that suspect passage with this one: "Losing to Third Worlders in PJs led Americans to decades of relative humility, self-examination and takikng the moral high ground in conflicts such as Haiti and Kosovo."

    Walk-Outs, Protests Today at cvillenews.com 2003

  • He follows that suspect passage with this one: “Losing to Third Worlders in PJs led Americans to decades of relative humility, self-examination and takikng the moral high ground in conflicts such as Haiti and Kosovo.”

    Walk-Outs, Protests Today at cvillenews.com 2003

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