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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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And it's not just sellers of costumes and sweet treats benefiting: candles and pyjama sales were up nearly 20% too.

From BBC Oct. 29, 2025

Rosie, who was then eight, was "wearing a dirty pyjama top, a pair of jogging bottoms, a pair of trainers with no socks, she had her headphones on, she was holding a teddy", Julie recalls.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2025

During a performance at the BET Awards, he boasted that his skills had "tucked a sensitive rapper back in his pyjama clothes".

From BBC May 1, 2024

For men, there were tailored blazers, tunic tops and pyjama pants.

From Reuters Sep. 23, 2021

Once, I was still standing in the middle of the dormitory with my pyjama trousers around my knees when Williamson came through the door.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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