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jimjams

(ˈdʒɪmˌdʒæmz)
pl n
1. (Psychiatry) a slang word for delirium tremens
2. a state of nervous tension, excitement, or anxiety
3. informal pyjamas
[C19: whimsical formation based on jam1]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

jim•jams

(ˈdʒɪmˌdʒæmz)

n. (used with a pl. v.) Slang.
1. jitters.
2. delirium tremens.
[1540–50; compound based on jam1.]
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Translations

jimjams

1 [ˈdʒɪmdʒæmz] NPL → delírium m tremens
it gives me the jimjams → me horripila, me da grima

jimjams

2 [ˈdʒɪmdʒæmz] NPL (baby talk) → pijama msing, piyama msing (LAm)
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jimjams

pl (Brit inf)
(inf: = pyjamas) → Pyjama m
(sl: = nervousness) it gives me the jimjams → da kriege ich Muffensausen (inf)
(sl, = the creeps) he gives me the jimjams → bei dem kriege ich das große Grausen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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