blue jeans

plural noun

: pants usually made of blue denim
blue-jeaned adjective

Examples of blue jeans in a Sentence

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Authorities said the video shows the suspect, believed to be a white or Hispanic male, wearing a black short-sleeve shirt, blue jeans and what appeared to be a ski mask. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025 On that occasion, the shoes accompanied rolled up blue jeans, a graphic T and a teal jacket. Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025 Floyd later sent another friend a photo of himself wearing gray shoes, a black face mask, black shirt, blue jeans and a knife holster on his hip. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025 Carmen wore a gray hoodie and blue jeans, accessorizing with black flip-flops and a tan bag. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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