"PJs" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} PJs pl (plural only)
  1. (colloquial, usually childish, abbreviation) pajamas; pyjamas Tags: abbreviation, childish, colloquial, plural, plural-only, usually Categories (topical): Clothing, Sleep
    Sense id: en-PJs-en-noun-1GQiOgwF Disambiguation of Clothing: 90 10 Disambiguation of Sleep: 71 29
  2. (US, slang) Short for projects (“urban housing developments for people with low incomes”). Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, plural, plural-only, slang Alternative form of: projects (extra: urban housing developments for people with low incomes)
    Sense id: en-PJs-en-noun-pJPnhD-W Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pj's, PJ's

Alternative forms

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