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boot-cut

British  

adjective

  1. (of trousers) slightly flared at the bottom of the legs

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Other brands riding the nostalgia wave are Gap and Levi Strauss, whose boot-cut jeans are worn in the show by actress Sarah Pidgeon, who plays Bessette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

You barrel-curl your hair, cake on the eye shadow and liner, put on your low-rise, boot-cut True Religion jeans and heels, and your going-out top.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2023

You might have rocked low-rise or boot-cut in the early 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2021

Others, including one Who What Wear roundup, say those “wide flares” are “outdated and a bit costumey,” while slimmer boot-cut jeans are in.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2021

A guy sporting a 2S T-shirt with boot-cut jeans rings a cowbell.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith