blue jeans

plural noun

: pants usually made of blue denim
blue-jeaned adjective

Examples of blue jeans in a Sentence

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Alan is dressed in blue jeans and a white shirt, while Hally wears a long, flowy off-white dress. Kayla Grant, People.com, 13 June 2025 Brandon Maxwell updated denim skirts with scarf hems, layering them over distressed blue jeans. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 June 2025 Watson elevated the black top and blue jeans formula with her styling, accessorizing with a pair of chunky black boots and dangling, shoulder-grazing earrings. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 June 2025 He was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue jeans, according to the department’s bulletin. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 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 18 Jun. 2025.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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