jammies
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæm.iːz/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -æmiːz
Noun
jammies
- 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)
- (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."
Derived terms
References
- “jammies”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.