Meaning of jim-jam | Babel Free

Definitions

Attributive form of jim-jams.

attributive, form-of

Examples

“[…] when I lift⟳ back the cover⟳ which is a nice bedspread, lilac and purple with little flowers, girly you’d say⟳ for a man, I see⟳ he’s just got his jim-jam top on but no bottoms, the dirty old monkey, […]”

“And some mornings she wakes up with just her jim-jam bottoms on, wanting to be a dog.”

“Her Snoopy jim-jam bottoms were at half mast; she hauled them up with one hand, concerned gaze covertly raking the teenager’s damaged face⟳.”

“He peeled up the jim-jam top. The movement set⟳ her creamy breasts to quivering.”

“‘Well, Mr Sheffield,’ he said mournfully, ‘ah get⟳ pains in m’back when ah put⟳ mi jim-jam bottoms on at bedtime.’”

“At the toilet I reach⟳ under my cardigan, start⟳ to pull⟳ my pyjama bottoms down… and the shower curtain swishes back. With a cry⟳ of alarm, my jim-jam bottoms drop to my knees as I fall⟳ sideways heavily into the wall. […] Delicate areas reminds me that Martha and Jack are no doubt⟳ in their birthday suits in the bath, and my jim-jam bottoms are still down.”

“Before we do, I want⟳ you to remove⟳ your jim-jam bottoms, so you’re fully exposed.”

“Travelling light⟳ is essential, so I shall only bring⟳ what I bear⟳ on my person – thick socks, jim-jam pants, a T-shirt with a rude word on the front – and this diary, as testament to my expedition, and written valediction should the journey go ill.”

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