jam out

verb

To experience enjoyment to the full, usually through music, relaxation, or spending time with others; to play music, especially in informal bands and featuring improvisation.

“I spent the night just jamming out to good music.”

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Meanings

verbjam out (third-person singular simple present jams out, present participle jamming out, simple past and past participle jammed out)

present singular third person jams out · participle present jamming out · participle past jammed out · past jammed out

  1. informalintransitiveTo experience enjoyment to the full, usually through music, relaxation, or spending time with others; to play music, especially in informal bands and featuring improvisation.

    I spent the night just jamming out to good music.

    1 more example

    Musicians are famous for making badass breakup songs we love to jam out to, but before you play “Jar of Hearts” by Christina Perri on repeat, Fortin has a better idea: Play music that brings you joy instead of making your heart feel like fire ants are devouring it.

    2023 October 23, Rachel Varina, “How to Get Over a Breakup So You Can *Actually* Move On and Heal”, in Cosmopolitan
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APA

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MLA

“jam out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jam%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jam out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jam%20out.

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