Across literary works, “jam” plays varied roles ranging from its literal sense as a sweet preserve to metaphorical or humorous devices. It sometimes denotes the simple act of food preparation—as when a character spreads jam on bread during tea time ([1], [2], [3])—or evokes nostalgic domestic scenes in works of L. M. Montgomery ([4], [5], [6], [7]). In other instances, authors transform “jam” into a playful refrain, as in the paradoxical “jam tomorrow and jam yesterday—but never jam today” ([8], [9]), lending a whimsical quality to dialogue and narrative. Meanwhile, historical and classical texts employ the word in Latin constructions, blending everyday language with formal rhetoric ([10], [11], [12]). Even as it appears in the contexts of mishaps or crowded situations—a “jam” of people or the figurative sense of being “in a jam” ([13], [14], [15])—the term continually adapts to its context, highlighting its linguistic flexibility and enduring appeal in literature.