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Definition jam in British English

jam noun

noun
/dʒæm/
1

a sweet sticky food made from boiled fruit and sugar that is usually spread onto bread

Example

strawberry jam

Example

a jar of jam

Example

a jam tart

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butter caviar jam
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crisis battle nightmare
3

a long line of vehicles that are not moving, or are moving very slowly

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back up bottleneck bumper-to-bumper
4

an occasion when a machine does not work because something prevents its parts from moving

Example

a paper jam in the printer

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bit rot breakdown bug
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concert gig jam
6

not something that you enjoy or are interested in

Example

You know what's not my jam? People doing nothing.

Definition jam in British English