"PJs" meaning in English

See PJs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-PJs.wav Forms: PJ [attributive], pj's [alternative], PJ's [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|attr=PJ}} PJs pl (plural only, attributive PJ)
  1. (colloquial, usually childish, abbreviation) pajamas; pyjamas Tags: abbreviation, childish, colloquial, plural, plural-only, usually
    Sense id: en-PJs-en-noun-1GQiOgwF Categories (other): Clothing Disambiguation of Clothing: 47 53
  2. (US, slang) Initialism of projects (“urban housing developments for people with low incomes”). Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only, slang Alternative form of: projects (extra: urban housing developments for people with low incomes)
    Sense id: en-PJs-en-noun-Ps4KWRm9 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Clothing, Sleep Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 28 72 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Clothing: 47 53 Disambiguation of Sleep: 2 98

Alternative forms

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