- jimjams
- noun plural Etymology: perhaps alteration of delirium tremens Date: 1852 jitters
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jimjams — [jim′jamz΄] pl.n. [arbitrary echoic formation] Slang 1. delirium tremens 2. a nervous feeling; jitters: usually with the … English World dictionary
jimjams — ˈjimˌjamz, ˌjaa(ə)mz noun plural Etymology: perhaps alteration of delirium tremens slang : delirium tremens; also : a markedly nervous, overwrought, or depressed condition especially arising from excess or fear drink so muc … Useful english dictionary
jimjams — Synonyms and related words: agitation, all overs, blue Johnnies, blue devils, chills of fear, cold creeps, cold shivers, cold sweat, creeps, disquiet, disquietude, dithers, fear and trembling, goose bumps, gooseflesh, heartquake, heebie jeebies,… … Moby Thesaurus
jimjams — /jim jamz /, n. (used with a pl. v.) Slang. 1. extreme nervousness; jitters. 2. See delirium tremens. [1540 50; gradational compound based on JAM1. Cf. FLIM FLAM, jingle jangle, etc.] * * * … Universalium
jimjams — noun pajamas … Wiktionary
jimjams — jim·jams jim .jamz n pl 1) DELIRIUM TREMENS 2) JITTERS … Medical dictionary
jimjams — n. nervousness, stress, anxiety, jitters (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
jimjams — Noun. Pyjamas. Also jim jams . See jammies … English slang and colloquialisms
jimjams — jim·jams … English syllables
jimjams — jim•jams [[t]ˈdʒɪmˌdʒæmz[/t]] n. (used with a pl. v.) Slang. 1) jitters 2) delirium tremens • Etymology: 1540–50; compound based on jam I … From formal English to slang
