"peanut butter and jelly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: peanut butter and jellies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=peanut butter and jelly}} peanut butter and jelly (countable and uncountable, plural peanut butter and jellies)
  1. (uncountable, US) Peanut butter and jelly (or jam) that is spread on bread to make a sandwich. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Sandwiches
    Sense id: en-peanut_butter_and_jelly-en-noun-9qso4vEE Disambiguation of Sandwiches: 35 32 33 Categories (other): American English, English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 41 36 23
  2. (countable, US) A sandwich consisting of bread spread with layers of peanut butter and jelly. Tags: US, countable Categories (topical): Sandwiches
    Sense id: en-peanut_butter_and_jelly-en-noun-zVxNdjjn Disambiguation of Sandwiches: 35 32 33 Categories (other): American English, English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 41 36 23 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 75 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 65 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 63 16 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 63 14
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see peanut butter, jelly. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sandwiches
    Sense id: en-peanut_butter_and_jelly-en-noun-Y66SeBcf Disambiguation of Sandwiches: 35 32 33 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 41 36 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: PB&J, PBJ [initialism]

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