jeans
- noun
- /dʒiːnz/
- It's a nice pair of skinny jeans.
- wear jeans
- blue jeans
- a pair of jeans
Oh, gosh, you'll get back in your jeans, don't you worry.
- Oh, gosh, you'll get back in your jeans, don't you worry.
- Don't wear sandals and jeans, sandals and jeans.
- But I squeezed into a very tight pair of jeans, a string vest.
- So wear your hoodie and jeans on the way into work change.
- Like, so do these jeans make me look fat?
- And again, I just thought with jeans this would look really nice.
Examples
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I sat up and started pulling on the jeans I'd left on the foot of the bed.
Fiction book (1990) -
So now I put on some jeans and AT shirt.
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These jeans, these jeans that I wear way too often.
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Oh, these, these are the jeans I'm looking for.
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Blue jeans, blue jeans, he wears blue jeans all the time.
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I just got my hemmed jeans back and they fit so well.
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His long hair hung almost to his shoulders, and he usually wore jeans and a t-shirt.
Academic text (2008) -
White shirt, comfy cardigan, jeans, and you know, keep it simple.
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And she's wearing jeans, she's very casual.
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She decided to wear her favorite jeans to the casual gathering this evening.
Synonyms
Clothes worn on the lower body with separate parts for each leg
Trousers made of blue denim that people usually wear as casual clothes
Tight denim pants that are narrow at the legs and ankles
Trousers that reach the feet
A brand of jeans made by Levi Strauss & Co
Clothes that cover your lower body from the waist to the ankles with separate legs
A pair of jeans that are close to the body
A piece of clothing that covers both legs down to the ankles
Trousers made from strong cotton cloth, often blue, that people wear for work or casual use
A famous American company that makes jeans and other clothes
Jeans made to look old and worn, often with rips
Compounds
How Casual
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word jeans comes from the name of the Italian port Genoa, where a strong cloth for 'sailors' was made, and that cloth gave its name to the tough trousers people wore. That's why jeans today are durable, casual trousers used for work and everyday life.