mom jeans
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mom jeans
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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He was surrounded by bromides such as “Never Never Give Up” and “Follow Your Dreams” in scrawls that tried to mimic graffiti but were as cool as mom jeans.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024
“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
Audiences may roll their eyes, but the director, David Frankel, plays up the hook: One more slow-mo shot of dad sneakers or mom jeans and certain sequences could double as ads for Walmart clothing.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2022
Sure, trends are cyclical — out: skinny jeans; in: mom jeans — but collecting cards seemed like a hobby most of society had moved on from for good.
From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 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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