jimjams
Origin of jimjams
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How to use jimjams in a sentence
To present it a painter would have to inebriate himself, spill his colors all about the place and wind up with the jimjams.
The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow PaineFor one thing, Pinto, no cop goes into hysterics at sight of a dead body unless his conscience is giving him the jimjams.
The Gray Phantom's Return | Herman Landonjimjams has just as much chance of winning this race as Mr. Jeremy has of being Archbishop of Canterbury.
They give me the jimjams, the willies, and I want to get away.
A Yankee in the Far East | George Hoyt AllenThink o' the disgrace o' gettin' the jimjams in a foreign port.
With the Battle Fleet | Franklin Matthews
British Dictionary definitions for jimjams
/ (ˈdʒɪmˌdʒæmz) /
a slang word for delirium tremens
a state of nervous tension, excitement, or anxiety
informal pyjamas
Origin of jimjams
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