blue jeans

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. close-fitting trousers made of blue denim or denimlike fabric, having pockets and seams often reinforced with rivets, and worn originally as work pants but now also as casual attire by persons of all ages. Compare jean ( def 2 ), Levi's.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue jeans¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The woman was said to have blonde hair and was wearing a black puffer coat, blue jeans and light-coloured shoes.

From BBC

In the image she was wearing a camouflage green cap, as well light blue jeans and white trainers.

From BBC

Like Me and Bobby McGee, it is steeped in nostalgia and loss, as the musician describes a girl who used to walk everywhere with him, "her little blue jeans rolled up to her knees".

From BBC

In the middle, a group of assistants dressed in Abercrombie & Fitch uniforms - polos, blue jeans and flip-flops - were casually folding clothes on a table, pretending to be shop workers, he says.

From BBC

He was wearing a black jacket, dark backward baseball cap, blue shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers and carrying a white bag.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• denims
• dungarees
• jeans