Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as pajamas.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun plural A garment, similar to the Oriental pyjama (which see), adopted among Europeans, Americans, and other Occidentals, for wear in the dressing room and during sleep; also, a suit of drawers and blouse for such wear.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun chiefly British Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting jacket and trousers.
  • noun Loose-fitting trousers worn in the Far East by both sexes.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From the Persian/Urdu پايجامه ("leg garment") via Hindi पैजामा.

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Examples

  • Well, then let me introduce you to my lovely (hideous) penguin pyjamas (try hard not to dream about me).

    You are so going to love me – the threequel? « Bored Mommy 2009

  • At the wheel of his Jaguar, still dressed in pyjamas, Gordon hurtled down the A12.

    The creation of Brown-man Gordon McCabe 2009

  • When we're not sensually crumbling a Flake, enjoying some feminine "me-time", we're heartbroken in pyjamas, spooning chocolate ice cream into our communal mouths.

    The truth about men, women and food Eva Wiseman 2010

  • Pyjamas – Canadian winters demand warm pyjamas, and I do believe the penguin pyjamas that my husband so romantically picked up for me last year, are now past their prime.

    Mommy’s XMAS List « Bored Mommy 2009

  • Merely in pyjamas I headed for the poop, Possum wailing dismally at my desertion.

    CHAPTER XXX 2010

  • I love the days I can sloth about in pyjamas and not leave the house, and being sick is a brilliant excuse.

    snot « oh frabjous day! 2009

  • At the wheel of his Jaguar, still dressed in pyjamas, Gordon hurtled down the A12.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Gordon McCabe 2009

  • Spending the day in pyjamas and slippers can give your mind the message that you are going to be casual, and your job suffers from a casual approach all day.

    Archive 2008-10-01 2008

  • Spending the day in pyjamas and slippers can give your mind the message that you are going to be casual, and your job suffers from a casual approach all day.

    A Situation Common to All 2008

  • Everyone hates Zope ... poor Jim Fulton pyjamas is very interesting

    Blog Post: PyCon 2007 Trip Report matt 2007

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