different between jammies vs jimmies

English

Pronunciation

Noun

jammies

1. plural of jammy

Noun

jammies pl (plural only)

1. (slang) pajamas/pyjamas
   • 2009, Arlene Gorey, My Spanking Diary - Page 28

     I was just in my pajamas and slippers, and I blushed because she was looking at me. Then she whispered, "Take off your jammies, and love me up good, Arlene. Please, I want you to."

   • 1961, Patricia McLaine, Love Is Contagious, Dramatists Play Service, Inc., ?ISBN, page 48,

     GUY: I've always worn jammies. Don't think I'd feel right without 'em.
     SAM [Tosses pajamas to Guy L.]: Then you wear them.

References

• Merriam-Webster Online: "jammies"

Anagrams

• Jemimas

English

Etymology

Unknown. There is much speculation that they were named after Jim Crow, but there is little, if any, evidence to support this theory.

Noun

jimmies

1. plural of jimmy

jimmies pl (plural only)

1. (plural only, dialectal, US, especially New England and Philadelphia) Chocolate sprinkles used as a topping for ice cream, cookies, or cupcakes.

Usage notes

• Because of their brown color, the apparently false etymology of jimmies having been named after Jim Crow has led some to consider the use of the term jimmies to refer to chocolate sprinkles to be offensive. However, many people who are either unaware of this theory or who agree it is false do not consider this an offensive term.[2]

Verb

jimmies

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jimmy

References

Boston - The origin of the term 'jimmies'