Pajamas

//pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers. plural, plural-only

    "She put on a coat over her new pair of pajamas."

  2. 2
    Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India. plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    The coloured uniform worn by players in professional limited overs matches. plural, plural-only, slang

Synonyms

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bedclothesdungareesjammiespajamapantspj's

Example

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"Brian, in his pajamas, is engaged in reading in the house in the morning."

Etymology

From Urdu پاجامہ (pājāma) (Hindi पाजामा (pājāmā)), from Classical Persian پَاجَامَه (pājāma, “trousers, drawers”), from پَا (pā, “leg”) + جَامَه (jāma, “garment”).

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llama's pajamasthe cat's pyjamas

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