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Jimjams n pl: jitters
When "jimjams" entered English in the mid 19th-century, it probably referred to delirium tremens, a violent delirium caused by excessive drinking. When used in current American English, it means simply "jitters." Etymologists aren't sure about the origin of the term. Some speculate that it came about as an alteration of "delirium tremens." Others, though uncertain of the origin of "jim" and "jam," notice that the word follows a pattern of similar words in which one sound is repeated or altered slightly. Interestingly, other words for "jitters" were formed in the same repetitive way--"whim-whams" and "heebie-jeebies" are examples.
Jimjams n pl: jitters
When "jimjams" entered English in the mid 19th-century, it probably referred to delirium tremens, a violent delirium caused by excessive drinking. When used in current American English, it means simply "jitters." Etymologists aren't sure about the origin of the term. Some speculate that it came about as an alteration of "delirium tremens." Others, though uncertain of the origin of "jim" and "jam," notice that the word follows a pattern of similar words in which one sound is repeated or altered slightly. Interestingly, other words for "jitters" were formed in the same repetitive way--"whim-whams" and "heebie-jeebies" are examples.
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skoosh:
It's nice to meet you, too. You seem like a cool chick. 
th0mps0n:
DELERIUM TREMENS- stemming from latin origin, also a belgian beer. Won many an award, except I believe it to be BLERGH -fin 
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