jams

¹

[ jamz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. Informal. pajamas.

Jams

²

[ jamz ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of baggy, brightly patterned, knee-length swim trunks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jams¹

First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening

Example Sentences

“I’m still gonna go to community jams. I’m still probably gonna get down and enter a community jam and things like that.”

From Los Angeles Times

Videos posted online showed huge traffic jams on the main roads out of the city.

From BBC

It is hard to drive or even walk through the neighbourhood because of the number of cars and motorcycles causing traffic jams.

From BBC

He was the closer for the World Series-winning Washington Nationals in 2019, he pitched out of several jams that postseason, and he threw the final pitch of a Game 7 win in Houston.

From Los Angeles Times

None of them have been displaced, but there is a new normal in Beirut – traffic jams by day, bombs by night.

From BBC

Related Words

• bikini
• swimsuit