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pajama
[puh-jah-muh, -jam-uh]
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The family is still in pajamas when five men with balaclavas and Kalashnikov rifles burst into their mamad, or safe room.
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One morning in early September, refrigeration consultant Lawrence Leask woke before 3 a.m., got into his car in pajamas and slippers and waited.
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You know, like the old dad pajamas from the 1950s.
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“He’s busy, he’s working, he doesn’t have time for me,” she trills exasperatedly in “My Man on Willpower,” “My slutty pajamas not tempting him in the least.”
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I’ve never been the type of person like I can just put on my pajamas and lay down in the bed.
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What does pajama mean?
The word pajama, without an s, is used as a modifier in terms involving pajamas—the clothes you wear to sleep in.It’s used in terms like pajama pants, pajama top, and pajama party.It is typically spelled as pyjama by speakers of British English (who use the spelling pyjamas for the noun).You could say that whatever clothes you change into before going to bed are your pajamas. Traditionally, though, pajamas are specifically made and sold as clothes for sleeping in, typically consisting of soft, loose-fitting pants or shorts and a (sometimes matching) top. There are many different types and styles, such as nightgowns. Clothes considered pajamas aren’t only worn for sleeping—many people wear them as loungewear.The word pajamas is commonly and informally abbreviated as p.j.’s, and the term p.j. can be used as an informal replacement of pajama, as in p.j. pants. The word jammies is an even more informal word for pajamas, and the word jammie can replace pajama in the same way, as in jammie pants.Example: I have a lot of pajama bottoms that I wear around the house, but I never sleep in them.
The word pajama, without an s, is used as a modifier in terms involving pajamas—the clothes you wear to sleep in.It’s used in terms like pajama pants, pajama top, and pajama party.It is typically spelled as pyjama by speakers of British English (who use the spelling pyjamas for the noun).You could say that whatever clothes you change into before going to bed are your pajamas. Traditionally, though, pajamas are specifically made and sold as clothes for sleeping in, typically consisting of soft, loose-fitting pants or shorts and a (sometimes matching) top. There are many different types and styles, such as nightgowns. Clothes considered pajamas aren’t only worn for sleeping—many people wear them as loungewear.The word pajamas is commonly and informally abbreviated as p.j.’s, and the term p.j. can be used as an informal replacement of pajama, as in p.j. pants. The word jammies is an even more informal word for pajamas, and the word jammie can replace pajama in the same way, as in jammie pants.Example: I have a lot of pajama bottoms that I wear around the house, but I never sleep in them.
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