jean shorts

plural noun

: shorts made of denim or jean
She was … wearing a white T-shirt and ripped jean shortsVanity Fair
The shop has jean shorts in different shades of blue as well as black and pink.Joanne Berger DuMound

called also jorts

Examples of jean shorts in a Sentence

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Barnes was last seen wearing an orange t-shirt, dark jean shorts, flip-flops and carrying a black backpack, police say. Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024 Swift and her boyfriend were later photographed leaving the Missouri stadium holding hands, with the singer wearing a game day look of a corseted denim Versace crop top, jean shorts and red thigh-high Giuseppe Zanotti boots. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024 But Hadid’s choice uniform (tight tops and baggy jean shorts with bright-red sneakers) reflects that which most other 29-year-olds are wearing at the moment. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 July 2024 Juliet wears jean shorts and Doc Martens at one point, and pink bike shorts as pajama bottoms. Trish Deitch, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jean shorts 

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jean shorts was in 1946

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“Jean shorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jean%20shorts. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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