Meanings
plural PJs
- abbreviationAbbreviation of pajama.
- 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 - 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 111 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
- abbreviationhuman sciencesAbbreviation of Proto-Japonic.
- MalaysiaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Petaling Jaya, a town.
Synonyms & antonyms
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PJ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PJ
“PJ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PJ. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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