PJs
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Meaning · English
Initialism of projects (“urban housing developments for people with low incomes”).
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
We lived in the PJs, that's what we called the projects. It was integrated. The people next door were white, and there weren't that many blacks […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “PJs” mean?
Initialism of projects (“urban housing developments for people with low incomes”).
Is “PJs” formal or informal?
PJs is generally slang.