blue jeans

plural noun

Synonyms of blue jeansnext
: pants usually made of blue denim
blue-jeaned adjective

Examples of blue jeans in a Sentence

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The most noteworthy thing about the look, though, was her pair of baggy blue jeans. Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025 One of the people was a woman with black hair, wearing a white baseball cap, a red and dark-colored jacket with blue and gold accents, and blue jeans. Jose Fabian, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025 Sharp staples in the mix include Aflalo’s funnel-neck leather bomber jacket, Still Here’s fashion-favorite blue jeans, and Zara’s Fair Isle sweater for an extra hit of festivity. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025 Then, a pattern that's repeated itself since Levi invented blue jeans more than 150 years ago happened again: competitors raced to catch up. Gabrielle Fonrouge,natalie Rice, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue jeans

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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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 26 Dec. 2025.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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