blue jeans

plural noun

: pants usually made of blue denim
blue-jeaned adjective

Examples of blue jeans in a Sentence

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Two pairs of blue jeans, two white shirts, a denim jacket, four pairs of underwear. Literary Hub july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025 The gunman, who was wearing a mask, white tank top and blue jeans, ran off and has not been caught. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025 Jenner wore straight-leg blue jeans, a boat neck top, and black square-toe ballet flats, while Hadid wore baggy cargo pants, a long-sleeve top, and Mary Jane flats. Nicol Natale, People.com, 25 June 2025 As Post Malone strolled the catwalk wearing blue jeans, a big belt buckle and an even bigger grin, questions hovered like pyro smoke over a packed Albertsons Stadium on Tuesday. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 June 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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