jammers

See also: Jammers

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒamə(ɹ)z/, /d͡ʒæmə(ɹ)z/
  • Rhymes: -æmə(ɹ)z

Etymology 1

Noun

jammers

  1. plural of jammer

Noun

jammers pl (plural only)

  1. A kind of form-fitting swimwear used by athletes, resembling shorts.
    • 2001, Newsgroups: rec.sport.swimming, Mon, 09 Jul 2001 21:39:52 GMT, Subject: Re: Laying out in Myrtle Beach
      As for me, I wear a dragsuit to the pool, and regular trunks to the beach. In competitions, I wear speedos, but am more comfortable in "jammers", which is a half-bodysuit.
    • 2006, David West, 140.6 - One Man's Journey: The Metamorphosis from Casual Runner, page 62:
      In early May, I was starting to swim in jammers which I was not accustomed to or comfortable wearing. I have always thought that wearing spandex is an earned privelege,[sic] not a birthright.
    • 2007, Janet Evans, Janet Evans' Total Swimming, page 5:
      Enter jammers in the mid-1990s. Jammers have the look of biking shorts with skin-tight Lycra covering the thigh to mid-thigh or the knee, depending on the cut.

Etymology 2

Shortening of jam-packed.

Adjective

jammers (not comparable)

  1. (slang) Of a place or room: full.
    • 2007, Stephen J. Martin, Ride On‎[1], page 221:
      "Jesus, it's jammers," said Aesop, looking around the pub when they pushed open the door.
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