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Meaning of PJs | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  2. pajamas; pyjamas
    abbreviation, childish, colloquial, plural, plural-only, usually
  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

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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