blue jeans

plural noun

: pants usually made of blue denim
blue-jeaned adjective

Examples of blue jeans in a Sentence

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The video obtained by USA TODAY shows Dali, who appears to be wearing a black jacket, grey hoodie, blue jeans and carrying a brown bookbag on her back, walking throughout John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Nov. 26, 2024. Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025 Cohen, who was wearing a pink hooded jacket, blue jeans and black rainboots, rode off before the owner returned to the car. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025 He was last known to be wearing a navy blue hoodie, blue jeans and black shoes. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025 Grant, 52, kept warm in a black studded jacket, dark blue jeans and black boots, while Reeves, 60, sported a black shirt under a brown jacket, plus brown pants, tan sneakers and a baseball cap. Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue jeans

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 May. 2025.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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