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PBJ

American

Or PB&J,

noun

plural

PBJs

peanut butter and jelly (sandwich).

A cold glass of milk and a PBJ—does it get any better than that?

Etymology

Origin of PBJ

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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It's like if a BLT met a PBJ and they had the sweetest baby and then you got to eat that baby, that's what this tastes like.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2022

Should I just let them make a PBJ?

From Slate • Nov. 25, 2020

It's okay if the kids eat cereal or PBJ for dinner a few nights a week, watch too much TV, etc.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2020

Wrote Angel: “As our tech pushed the eject button, out came a crusty, half-eaten PBJ sandwich!”

From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2018

This isn’t like when we broke up because she likes her peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches on wheat bread, when everybody knows white bread is the only bread for a PBJ.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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