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mom jeans

American

[mom jeenz] / ˈmɒm ˌdʒinz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

Informal. unstylish women's jeans.

Etymology

Origin of mom jeans

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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“Or maybe it's just a fad, and these are their mom jeans that they're bringing back in style.”

From National Geographic • Oct. 30, 2023

Fully made up as Tripp at home — sporting washed-out mom jeans, a cream turtleneck and a wool sweater — Paulson revealed that she’d recently had her first dream about her complicated quarry.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2021

Maybe some Dickies, maybe some Nyjah-style short shorts, maybe mom jeans and suspenders like the 17-year-old pro Bryce Wettstein rocked at a contest last weekend.

From New York Times • May 31, 2021

And they are using that power to obsolesce the skinny jean while making mom jeans fashionable.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2021

My mother, she had on her usual mom jeans, sweater, a light jacket, and sneakers.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

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