blue jeans

plural noun

: pants usually made of blue denim
blue-jeaned adjective

Examples of blue jeans in a Sentence

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During the outing, Justin wore a black jacket, white shirt, baggy plaid pants, a black beanie and glasses, while Hailey wore casual blue jeans and a brown jacket. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025 Yet the wedding went off without a hitch, even if some of the guests were wearing blue jeans and bedroom slippers instead of suits and dress shoes. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025 The accessory is styled with men’s and women’s blue jeans with seam details and a long-sleeve denim dress. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2025 Machado, who is the country's most popular opposition leader but who was barred from running in 2024, joined a protest in Chacao in eastern Caracas at around 2:20 p.m. local time (18:20 GMT), dressed in a white shirt and blue jeans and waving a Venezuelan flag from the top of a truck. Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for blue jeans 

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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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 24 Jan. 2025.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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