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noun

jeans

jeenz
noun
1
Trousers made of sturdy cotton denim, traditionally blue.
"He wore a pair of faded jeans and a T-shirt."
"She bought a new pair of skinny jeans."

How to Use Jeans

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe classic denim trousers.

Common pairings
pair of jeans skinny jeans ripped jeans
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Etymology

From "Gene(s)," an old English name for Genoa, where a similar coarse cotton fabric originated; the final "-s" was later reinterpreted as a plural ending once the word came to describe trousers.

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