English · Slang Attested

PJs

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Initialism of projects (“urban housing developments for people with low incomes”).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Where it’s used: Used American English

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.

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