BLUE JEANS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blue jeans mean? 

• BLUE JEANS (noun)
  The noun BLUE JEANS has 1 sense:

1. (used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear

  Familiarity information: BLUE JEANS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLUE JEANS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

blue jeans; denim; jeans

Hypernyms ("blue jeans" is a kind of...):

pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)

workwear (heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blue jeans"):

Levi's; levis (a popular brand of jeans)