blue jeans

plural noun

: pants usually made of blue denim
blue-jeaned adjective

Examples of blue jeans in a Sentence

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Style it with Frame’s wide-leg blue jeans, St. Agni’s mohair-blend baby tee, and for a timeless touch, a pair of black sunnies from Chanel Eyewear. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024 The image, shared by Spain’s National Police, shows a man wearing blue jeans and a sweatshirt shoving a large, lumpy white bag into the trunk of a car. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024 During the outing, Vergara styled light-wash wide-leg blue jeans with a white T-shirt, matching white sneakers, a crossbody bag, and a long mocha brown puffer coat — a color that’s having quite a moment right now. Averi Baudler, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024 About to start working out exclusively in blue jeans. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blue jeans 

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 27 Dec. 2024.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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