Meanings
alternative UK pyjamies
- childishcolloquialpluralplural onlyrarePajamas.
Now, let me get into my asbestos pajamies, I can feel the flames now ;->...........................
1997 April 9, Terrence Houlahan, “skydiving lessons in NYC?”, in rec.skydiving (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 20264 more examples
>No, they don't. And real kids, by the way, don't cutesify everything they >say by adding "ie" to the end of each word. "bathing sutie" "scoutie" etc. […] Oh, really? Wonder why my kids wear "pajamies" to bed, then? Or how an infant's "Ma-Ma" and "Da-Da" become "Mommy/Mummy" (or, in my case, "Mamie") and "Daddy" ? Sorry if you see this as "Cutsie," but this is simply what very young children DO. Granted, we parents carry on the "-ies" because WE think it's cute - for years certain things in a household can be called by these childhood nomenclatures. That's family life.
1998 October 2, Tim Moses, “BoB comments SPOILER”, in alt.books.stephen-king (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 2026Aside from certain foods we have several things in our lives that help make us feel better when we are feeling low. A favorite pair of worn-torn pajamies to slumber around the house in when we take a sick day from work.
2001 July 3, LyndaNP, quoting an article, “Creature Comforts Heal Us 7/3/01”, in alt.support.depression.manic (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 2026batman has no magic powers, right? but then, big deal. his archenemies amounted to a clown, a gimpy penguin crossed with magritte, and some guy with question marks scribbled over his pajamies.
2004 February 14, ville terminale, “the most plausible superhero?”, in rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 2026Anyone with some math/logic background can rip a hole in the legacy media sitting at home in his pajamies. This is good clean patriotic fun.
2013 January 1, Bret Cahill, “Political Faction Is What Caused Renaissance Arts, Science & Technology”, in sci.electronics.basics (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jul 2026
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pajamies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pajamies
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