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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He was last seen wearing a black jacket, white hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. Harry Harris, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 Pair it with blue jeans, layer it under a blazer, or wear it as a base layer on colder days. Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026 Natasha Zinko played up the fades of men’s blue jeans. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026 One suspect was wearing a black jacket and blue jeans. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026 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 8 Mar. 2026.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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