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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T-shirts and blue jeans are now the global uniform. Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026 At the 2025 Emmys in September, the actress subverted the event's formal dress code, opting for straight-leg blue jeans and a white T-shirt, adding a pair of black flats, a belt and sunglasses. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026 Malone donned a cowboy hat and blue jeans for the occasion, before belting out the track from Raye’s 1994 album, Extremes. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2025 In the images, DeGeneres can be see wearing blue jeans and an olive green jacket over a white T-shirt. Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 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 7 Jan. 2026.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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