fit jean
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- noun
- /fɪt dʒin/
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jeans ajustados
- These fit jeans hug the body perfectly, making them ideal for a night out.
- relaxed-fit jeans
Examples
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I'm the relaxed-fit jeans.
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He proudly wore his new fit jeans that accentuated his athletic build.
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Mr. Hunter wore comfortable and expensive relaxed-fit jeans.
Fiction book (2001) -
She could almost feel the bulge under those metal buttons on his shrink-to-fit jeans.
Fiction book (2002) -
She couldn't help but notice how his shrink-to-fit jeans had shrunk just right.
Fiction book (2002) -
Just look at him... it's stretched over his swollen belly, making him look like one of those big plastic gym balls. It's hanging outside his jeans, a really gross pair of Relaxed Fit jeans.
Blog text (31) -
For comfort and style, many prefer fit jeans to loose-fitting alternatives.
Synonyms
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Tight denim pants that are narrow at the legs and ankles
Antonyms
How Tight
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'fit' (of the correct size) combined with 'jean(s)' (denim trousers) yields 'jeans that fit closely.' A B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer this meaning (despite minor form variation such as adjectival use of 'fit' or pluralization as 'fit jeans'), and the adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common.
Etymology
Fit jean comes from the idea of jeans that are fit to your body, like denim made to sit close to your legs. That's why 'fit jean' means 'a pair of jeans designed to fit closely to the body'.