jean shorts

plural noun

: shorts made of denim or jean

She was … wearing a white T-shirt and ripped jean shorts …

—Vanity Fair

The shop has jean shorts in different shades of blue as well as black and pink.

—Joanne Berger DuMound

called also jorts

Examples of jean shorts in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bro-country, the prevailing country trend of the 2010s, was defined by songs that were interchangeable, using the familiar signifiers of trucks, tailgates, and ladies in jean shorts, usually set to the same midtempo beat. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Reese has black hair and blue eyes, and was last seen wearing a red T-shirt and jean shorts. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

These slim-fit cut-off jean shorts offer a modern take on the classic jorts, with a distressed look and stretchy material for comfort. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

This past weekend, Stewart, while promoting her film, The Wrong Girls, sported a pair of medium-wash cutoff jean shorts, worn low-slung across her hips and landing just above her knees. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for jean shorts

• aborts
• airports
• comports
• consorts
• distorts
• exhorts
• imports
• outports
• passports
• purports
• rapports
• reports