p.j.'s
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of p.j.'s
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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From your riverview room at Hotel Indigo Old Town Alexandria, which has vacancies from $453, you could catch the show in your PJs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
So, are you free to wear those PJs as you get ready to board your next flight?
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
A short time later, the video appeared as an Instagram story on the @princeandprincessofwales account, alongside the caption "nice PJs, Calum".
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
“I get to show up in my PJs in my third trimester,” she said, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023
“Go downstairs and get him some of your father’s PJs from storage.”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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