jeans

plural noun

Definition of jeansnext
as in denims

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  1. blue jeans
  2. baggies
  3. cargo pants
Plural Noun
  • The gunman who targeted them, the officer said, was wearing a hat, green shirt and blue jeans, a description sent out to all the units in the area and a police helicopter, which quickly began broadcasting the suspect’s description.
    NBC San Diego, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Springsteen wore a red and gray flannel coat, dark blue jeans, dark boots, a gray scarf and black Wayfarer sunglasses.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of blue jeans
Plural Noun
  • Officers allegedly found 25 baggies of a heroin and fentanyl mixture, over 14 grams of crack cocaine and a loaded 9-millimeter ghost gun with a 10-round magazine during the arrest, police said.
    Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Online, the shortage has recently hatched endless memes: In some posts, people pretend to portion out eggs in plastic baggies, like drug dealers (Pablo Eggscobar, anyone?); another recurring bit suggests painting potatoes to hunt at Easter.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2023
Definition of baggies
Plural Noun
  • The couple matched the looks in black T-shirts and cargo pants, wearing utility belts around their waists.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Wide Leg Cargo Pant in Sateen Cotton These are not your dad’s cargo pants.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of cargo pants
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