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jimjams

American  
[jim-jamz] / ˈdʒɪmˌdʒæmz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

  1. extreme nervousness; jitters.

  2. delirium tremens.

jimjams British  
/ ˈdʒɪmˌdʒæmz /

plural noun

  1. a slang word for delirium tremens

  2. a state of nervous tension, excitement, or anxiety

  3. informal pyjamas

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Etymology

Origin of jimjams

1540–50; gradational compound based on jam 1. Cf. flimflam, jingle-jangle, etc.

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Jimjams has just as much chance of winning this race as Mr. Jeremy has of being Archbishop of Canterbury.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 19 April 1890 by Various

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