skinny jeans
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- noun
- /ˈskɪni dʒiːnz/
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jeans ajustados
- How tight should skinny jeans be to tuck them into boots?
- wear skinny jeans
- black skinny jeans
- skinny jeans fit
These are their high rise skinny jeans in the off white colour.
- These are their high rise skinny jeans in the off white colour.
- So I buy the Rockstar super skinny jeans from Old Navy.
- I'm ready to have some black skinny jeans again.
- Now keep in mind I'm talking about spray on skinny jeans, not the slim fitting jeans tailored jeans.
- And then, well, yeah, when I was stalking him recently, saw a clip and he had some white skinny jeans on with rips.
- OK guys, my next I was going to say fall favorite, my next fall must have is high waisted skinny jeans.
- Couldn't stand the skinny jeans with sandals.
- And then I did want back into your skinny jeans.
Examples
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I'm thinking I should be wearing all black—skinny jeans and black turtlenecks, and no more cargo pants.
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Jumper, color of jumper, amazing scarf, skinny jeans, and fantastic versatile tan ankle boots - seriously, what's not to love?
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But let me pair it with some skinny jeans.
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Do you want to fit into your old skinny jeans?
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These are their high rise skinny jeans in the off white colour.
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So I bought some skinny jeans in my usual size, and they fit well, but they seem so tight.
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And I totally agree that curvy girls can wear skinny jeans!
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They're just some basic black skinny jeans which are from Dorothy Perkins.
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Leather jacket, sweatshirt underneath, skinny jeans and Chelsea boots.
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For a date on the 20th, pair your new tee with skinny jeans and pumps.
Synonyms
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Trousers made from denim, usually worn as casual clothes
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Trousers made of blue denim that people usually wear as casual clothes
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A pair of jeans that are close to the body
Trousers made from strong cotton cloth, often blue, that people wear for work or casual use
How Tight
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'tight-fitting denim trousers narrow at the legs' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'skinny' (very thin/tight) with 'jeans' (denim trousers). This adjective+noun composition follows a common and predictable pattern (also found in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Skinny jeans is a compound of skinny, meaning 'very thin', and jeans, meaning 'denim pants'. Picture trousers so close to the leg they act like a second skin and show the shape to the ankle, so the name means 'tight-fitting' pants that are 'narrow at the ankles'.