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jimjams

[ jim-jamz ]

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. extreme nervousness; jitters.


jimjams

/ ˈ»åÏôɪ³¾ËŒ»åÏôæ³¾³ú /

plural noun

  1. a slang word for delirium tremens
  2. a state of nervous tension, excitement, or anxiety
  3. informal.
    pyjamas
“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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jimjams1

1540–50; gradational compound based on jam 1. flimflam, jingle-jangle, etc.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jimjams1

C19: whimsical formation based on jam 1
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One of the characters could be loud and highly irritated that, after all the hyperventilation and rending of cloth that preceded the final episodes of "The Colbert Report" and "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," the arguably more revolutionary "Key & Peele" is just going to end, boom boom on da jimjams, with little or no fanfare.

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The only problem is that even the most skilful among them are only ever five degrees and a pair of jimjams away from looking like they're dancing to I Will Survive in their bedrooms.

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It was as if someone had said: "If you get into your jimjams and brush your teeth, you can stay up late to sing for the Queen," said my colleague Tim, who was reduced to tears by that moment in 's opening ceremony.

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But in the play you almost have a set of love jimjams on account of that woman, and let her reform you, and all that sort of thing.

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For one thing, Pinto, no cop goes into hysterics at sight of a dead body unless his conscience is giving him the jimjams.

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