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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For his court appearance, Barry Morphew wore a collared shirt and blue jeans. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026 The second is light-skinned, possibly Hispanic, and was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, white sneakers and carrying a black cross-body bag in his right hand. Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026 The suspect was described as wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled up and blue jeans, said police. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026 T-shirts and blue jeans are now the global uniform. Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 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 17 Jan. 2026.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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