jammies

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒæm.iːz/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -æmiːz

Noun

jammies

1. plural of jammy

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒæm.iːz/

  • Audio (General Australian):

    (file)

• (trap–bath split; UK, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑːm.iːz/
• Rhymes: -æmiːz, -ɑːmiːz

Noun

jammies pl (plural only, attributive jammy)

1. (slang) Clipping of pyjamas.
   • 1961, Patricia McLaine, Love Is Contagious‎^[1], Dramatists Play Service, Inc., →ISBN, page 48:

     GUY: I've always worn jammies. Don't think I'd feel right without 'em.
     SAM [Tosses pajamas to Guy L.]: Then you wear them.

   • 2009, Arlene Gorey, My Spanking Diary, page 28:

     I was just in my pajamas and slippers, and I blushed because she was looking at me. Then she whispered, "Take off your jammies, and love me up good, Arlene. Please, I want you to."

   • 2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi‎^[2], Hachette, →ISBN:

     Took her a sec to come to the door; but she did, eventually. In jammies. Like she'd stayed in, couldn't sleep, and got hungry.

Derived terms

• Jesus jammies

References

• “jammies”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Jemimas