Jeans
Americannoun
noun
plural noun
Usage
What are jeans? Jeans are a type of pants traditionally made from denim (a kind of cotton fabric).The word most commonly refers to denim blue jeans. Jeans can be other colors, but they’re most commonly blue. The defining feature of most jeans is that they’re made out of some kind of denim or denim-like fabric. Most jeans have seams and pockets that are reinforced with rivets—small metal fasteners.The word jeans can technically be used to refer to pants made from other materials, such as corduroy, but this isn’t common. For example, pants made out of corduroy are commonly called corduroys.Jeans were originally worn as pants for rugged work, but they are now most commonly worn as casual attire.Like the words pants and trousers, jeans is always used in the plural form when referring to the pants.The word jean (without an s at the end) can be used to refer to the material and is typically used as a modifier to describe garments that are made of this material, as in jean jacket or jean shorts. Example: I love being able to wear jeans to work on casual Fridays.
Etymology
Origin of jeans
plural of jean
Example Sentences
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The lyrics went viral after she referenced actress Sydney Sweeney's advertisement campaign for American Eagle Jeans.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
"Levii's Jeans" is a funky, bluesy and sultry love song featuring rap/folk crossover artist Post Malone.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2024
For relaxed jeans, he is a fan of the Baggy Jean from Abercrombie & Fitch and the Loose Fit Jeans from Los Angeles Apparel.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024
“I like to try things on,” she said as a song from the K-pop group New Jeans played in the background at the Westfield Century City shopping center.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2024
One man even offered him money to put his face on a T-shirt, and a jeans company wanted to come out with a line of Brian Robeson Survival Jeans.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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