JIMJAMS


Meaning of JIMJAMS in English

/jim"jamz'/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) Slang.

1. extreme nervousness; jitters.

2. See delirium tremens .

[ 1540-50; gradational compound based on JAM 1 . Cf. FLIM-FLAM, jingle-jangle, etc. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .