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Pajamas vs Jimjams - What's the difference?

pajamas | jimjams |

As nouns the difference between pajamas and jimjams

is that pajamas is clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers while jimjams is (informal) pajamas.

pajamas

English

Alternative forms

* pyjamas

Noun

(wikipedia pajamas)
  • Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.
  • Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India.

    • Derived terms

    * cat's pajamas

    See also

    * nightshirt * nightie

    jimjams

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (informal) pajamas
    • English reduplications