JAM

See also:jam,jamb,jám,-jam,andJam.

Translingual

Symbol

JAM

1. (international standards)ISO 3166-1alpha-3country codeforJamaica.

   Synonym:JM(alpha-2)

English

Etymology

Initialism, fromjust about managing.

Noun

JAM(pluralJAMs)

1. (UK,informal)Ahouseholdthat is only barely able to meet itsfinancialobligations.
   • 2016November 20, “Jam – the new government acronym ‘just about managing’ to make sense”, inThe Guardian‎^[1]:

     Well, technically, aJamis a working-class Brexit voter who feels alienated by the creeping march of globalisation.

   • 2019February 13, Tahir Maher, “Just About Managing (JAM)”, inLiberal Democrat Voice‎^[2]:

     Although most of the income forJAMfamilies comes from work, it is, in many cases, topped up by welfare support.

Anagrams

• JMA,Maj,Maj.,maj,maj.