blue jeans

plural noun

: pants usually made of blue denim
blue-jeaned adjective

Examples of blue jeans in a Sentence

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To go with the overtly pink theme of the LA launch event, Sweeney paired a lacy pink top and with a pair of wide-leg blue jeans sandwiched between her cropped pink corduroy jacket and matching peep-toe shoes. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2025 Hadid wore a white tank top underneath a matching Guest In Residence cardigan with high-waisted bootcut blue jeans. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025 She was last seen wearing a white Tweety Bird T-shirt, blue jeans, and yellow sneakers. Nicolás Viñuela, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025 He was last seen wearing a black hoodie with a white logo on the back, blue jeans and white shoes. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025 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 9 Apr. 2025.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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