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PJs

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
  2. pajamas; pyjamas
  3. Initialism of projects (“urban housing developments for people with low incomes”).
    US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only, slang

Examples

“We lived in the PJs, that's what we called the projects. It was integrated. The people next door were white, and there weren't that many blacks […]”
“He had to win⟳ over the children in the PJs. Come⟳ rain⟳ or shine⟳, he continued to walk⟳ his parish.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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