blue jeans

plural noun

: pants usually made of blue denim
blue-jeaned adjective

Examples of blue jeans in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The actor and filmmaker, 51, was dressed casually in blue jeans and sneakers, with a white T-shirt under a flannel button-up shirt. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024 Today, basic acts of resistance—like wearing a yellow T-shirt and blue jeans (matching the yellow and blue colors of the Ukrainian flag)—can land someone in jail. Aleksei Miniailo, Foreign Affairs, 28 Dec. 2023 Back stateside, the singer sits at a corner table of a cafe in New York’s West Village on a warm day in May, wearing blue jeans, black-rimmed glasses, and a white-gold-and-diamond ring emblazoned with her initials. Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024 The bohemian vibe was echoed in Ulla Johnson’s chantilly lace tops styled with blue jeans and prairie denim top adorned with large ruffles. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for blue jeans 

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Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue jeans was in 1842

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“Blue jeans.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20jeans. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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