jammin'
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“All they’ve done is change the names around. Black people have been jammin’ on skates for as long as I can remember.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2020
Mr. Butler’s style of skating, jammin’ — which is built around rhythmic dips, spins, crisscrosses and turns — is now seen by fellow skaters as the beginnings of roller disco.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2020
“You just see live musicians on the street, just jammin’ out,” said Wicks La Puma.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2016
It’s a wonder the Heartbreakers’ original drummer didn’t get shit-listed alongside Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo in “Jammin’ Me,” because it seems like the brash and opinionated Stan Lynch was forever jammin’ Petty.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2015
Nothin' can peacify Jerry, however, except jammin' that awful six-shooter back into its holster.
From Wolfville Nights by Alfred Henry Lewis
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