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pyjama

British  
/ pəˈdʒɑːmə /

noun

  1. of or forming part of pyjamas

    pyjama top

  2. requiring pyjamas to be worn

    a pyjama party

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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More footage was shown of Varley, barefoot and wearing a Jurassic Park t-shirt and tartan pyjama bottoms, outside the hospital entrance, minutes after Preston had been declared dead.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Speaking backstage, Fender's bandmates joked that he'd celebrate his £25,000 prize with "a pyjama party" at his house.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

The kids wanted a pyjama day so we watched films and ate Easter eggs.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023

Police officers found him partially submerged wearing a pair of dinosaur pyjama bottoms, and a Spider-Man top, just 250 metres from his home.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2022

His pyjama jacket, stained with rusty patches, had been unbuttoned and thrown back.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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