blue jeans

plural noun

: pants usually made of blue denim
blue-jeaned adjective

Examples of blue jeans in a Sentence

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Besides the red shirt, the light skinned man was also wearing blue jeans and white sneakers. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025 Chelsea Peretti sports a red purse and blue jeans while attending Netflix's A Too Much Toast with Most at San Vicente Bungalows on July 9 in Los Angeles. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 14 July 2025 He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, blue jeans and and white shoes. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025 Two pairs of blue jeans, two white shirts, a denim jacket, four pairs of underwear. Literary Hub july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 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 23 Jul. 2025.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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