PJ

P3J8

A form of pajama — A pair of pajamas.

CommonScrabble 11

Meanings

nounPJ (plural PJs)

plural PJs

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of pajama.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of private jet.

    OK, I’m convinced. Now, excuse me while I go break up with Taylor Swift. Tay Tay bye bye, unless she loses her PJs.

    2026 March 2, “The greenest flags: virtue signals that help you find love – from patchwork clothes to car sharing”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  3. IndiaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of poor joke.

    To share the secret with you, just in case you are not a Delhite, 'PJ' stands for, yes, "Poor Joke.'

    1987, Sainik Samachar, volume 34, Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, page 11
    1 more example

    “No, I don't,” I replied and quickly asked, “so, where are you now?” “Here, in front of you,” she replied with a witty smile. “I meant what are you doing these days—your occupation?” I smiled innocently. A PJ (poor joke) indeed.

    2018, Kishor Kunal, The Casted Minds: A Nation where Purity of Blood Matters
proper noun
  1. abbreviationhuman sciencesAbbreviation of Proto-Japonic.
  2. MalaysiaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Petaling Jaya, a town.

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APA

PJ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PJ

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“PJ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PJ. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “PJ,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PJ.

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