slow jam

noun

A slow, romantic song, found mainly in R & B or soul ballads.

Meanings

nounslow jam (plural slow jams)

plural slow jams

  1. entertainmentA slow, romantic song, found mainly in R & B or soul ballads.

    “I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R Dub!” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” DJ from San Diego who’s also known as “the Sultan of Slowjamastan.” “I ran out of countries, so I created my own.”

    2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN
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APA

slow jam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow%20jam

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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