JAM

nouncommon in dialogue

A household that is only barely able to meet its financial obligations.

noun

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informalA household that is only barely able to meet its financial obligations.
Well, technically, a Jam is a working-class Brexit voter who feels alienated by the creeping march of globalisation.
Although most of the income for JAM families comes from work, it is, in many cases, topped up by welfare support.

Etymology

Initialism, from just about managing.

Forms

plural: JAMs

Jake · A male given name.Jakob · A male given name, equivalent to English Jacob.jam · A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to…

JAM · A household that is only barely able to meet its financial obligations.

jamaica · roselle Jamaica · An island and country in the Caribbean.Jamaican · A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.

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