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单词 pyjams
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pyjamsn.

Brit. /ˈpʌɪdʒamz/, U.S. /ˈpaɪˌdʒæmz/
Forms: 1900s– pyjams, 2000s– piejams (nonstandard).
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: pyjamas n.
Etymology: Shortened < pyjamas n. Compare earlier pie-jim-jams n.The following much earlier quot. apparently shows an isolated instance of shortening of pyjamas n., apparently for the sake of metre:1828 Oriental Sporting Mag. (1873) 1 64 His chief joy smoking a cigar In loose paee-jams and native slippers.
colloquial.
Short for pyjamas n.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > pyjamas
pyjamas1886
pie-jim-jams1902
sleepsuit1920
pyjams1926
jammies1928
pyjies1929
PJs1930
jama1960
1926 A. H. Gibbs Labels i. 10 I've got a most circumspect pair of pyjams under this.
1960 J. Betjeman Summoned by Bells vii. 66 House-slippers, sponge-bag, pyjams.
2002 Present on Earth (2003) 139 I don't know what colour of piejams to wear.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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