"PJs" meaning in English

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Noun

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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: 49 51
  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) Categories (topical): Sleep
    Sense id: en-PJs-en-noun-pJPnhD-W Disambiguation of Sleep: 49 51 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pj's, PJ's

Alternative forms

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