blue jeans

plural noun

: pants usually made of blue denim
blue-jeaned adjective

Examples of blue jeans in a Sentence

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Is there anything more quintessentially American than blue jeans? Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 1 Aug. 2025 Taylor wore a gold Dior necklace and a white shirt with blue jeans. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025 People of all ages, friends, family, and rodeo enthusiasts — hundreds — wearing a range of fashions, from traditional blue jeans, boots, and cowboy hats to stylish urban-country western mash-ups. Jon-Michael Banks, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025 In the clip, a robot can be seen moving a pair of blue jeans over a white seat. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 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 5 Aug. 2025.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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