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pyjamas

Also known as PJs, jimmies, jimjams, jammies, comfies, lounges, pajamas

thumb|A Muslim girl in India wearing pajamas and kurta|kurti (lithograph from [[Emily Eden's Portraits of the Princes and People of India, 1844)]] alt=|thumb|Two-piece men's pajamas

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Pyjamas are loose-fitting two-piece garments consisting of a shirt and pants, originally adapted from South Asian clothing traditions and worn as sleepwear or casual clothing in Western countries. The term and style reflect cultural exchange, as these comfortable garments were adopted from regions like India and integrated into everyday wardrobes worldwide.

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thumb|A Muslim girl in India wearing pajamas and kurta|kurti (lithograph from [[Emily Eden's Portraits of the Princes and People of India, 1844)]] alt=|thumb|Two-piece men's pajamas

Pajamas (American English) or pyjamas (Commonwealth English), sometimes colloquially shortened to PJs, jammies, jim-jams, or in South Asia, night suits, are several related types of clothing worn as nightwear or while lounging. Pajamas are soft garments derived from the Indian and Iranian bottom-wear, the pyjamas, which were adopted in the Western world as nightwear.

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