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JAM
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jam jamb jám -jam Jam.
Translingual
Symbol
1 3 Jamaica
mul JM ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 alpha-2
mul Jamaica
English
Etymology
Initialism, from just about managing.
Noun
en UK informal A household that is only barely able to meet its financial obligations.
en 2016 Jam – the new government acronym ‘just about managing’ to make sense The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/shortcuts/2016/nov/20/jam-the-new-government-acronym-just-about-managing-to-make-sense Well, technically, a Jam is a working-class Brexit voter who feels alienated by the creeping march of globalisation. November 20
en February 13, 2019 Tahir Maher Just About Managing (JAM) Liberal Democrat Voice https://www.libdemvoice.org/just-about-managing-jam-59965.html Although most of the income for JAM families comes from work, it is, in many cases, topped up by welfare support. https://web.archive.org/web/20260210195808/https://www.libdemvoice.org/just-about-managing-jam-59965.html 10 February 2026
Anagrams
en ajm JMA Maj Maj. maj maj.