pyjama

British

/ pəˈdʒɑːmə /

noun

of or forming part of pyjamas

pyjama top
requiring pyjamas to be worn

a pyjama party

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Example Sentences

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And it's not just sellers of costumes and sweet treats benefiting: candles and pyjama sales were up nearly 20% too.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

During a performance at the BET Awards, he boasted that his skills had "tucked a sensitive rapper back in his pyjama clothes".

From BBC • May 1, 2024

She was little more than a skeleton, dressed in blue pyjama bottoms and a white top.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2023

For men, there were tailored blazers, tunic tops and pyjama pants.

From Reuters • Sep. 23, 2021

A watch in his pyjama pocket was found to be badly dented and it had stopped at a quarter past one.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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