jean shorts
plural noun
: shorts made of denim or jean
She was … wearing a white T-shirt and ripped jean shorts …—
Vanity Fair
Vanity FairThe shop has jean shorts in different shades of blue as well as black and pink.—Joanne Berger DuMound
Joanne Berger DuMoundcalled also jorts
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Dress it down with jean shorts or up with linen trousers and statement jewelry.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
Styles spanned distressed jeans, long jean shorts and distressed black denim skirts.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
Think of today’s most popular jorts — a portmanteau for jean shorts — as wide-leg denim… for warmer weather.
—Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Kreischer worked alongside costume designer Bisola Salimonu to capture the contrast between his own personal style (flip flops, jean shorts and shirtless) with the Beverly Hills elite.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
Styles spanned distressed jeans, long jean shorts and distressed black denim skirts.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
Think of today’s most popular jorts — a portmanteau for jean shorts — as wide-leg denim… for warmer weather.
—Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Kreischer worked alongside costume designer Bisola Salimonu to capture the contrast between his own personal style (flip flops, jean shorts and shirtless) with the Beverly Hills elite.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Jean shorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jean%20shorts. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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