pie-jim-jamsn.
/pʌɪˈdʒɪmdʒamz/, U.S. /paɪˈdʒɪmˌdʒæmz/ nursery. Now rare.
Pyjamas.
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1902 Little Folks Apr. 265/2 ‘Why! I'm in my piejimjams!’ he murmured..with a doubtful look at his bare feet and his pyjamas.
1926 D. L. Sayers Clouds of Witness iv. 99 Why do girls wear such mimsy little pyjimjams in this damn cold climate?
1964 M. Laski in S. Nowell-Smith Edwardian Eng. iv. 204 For bedwear, pyjamas—‘pie-jim-jams’—were recommended for boys and girls alike.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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