jimjams

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

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