Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
blue jeans \blue" jeans`\, n. pl. a tight-fitting trousers made of blue denim or a similar fabric, designed originally to serve as inexpensive durable workclothes, and often having metal rivets for reinforcement. They have become very popular as casual wear for all age groups, and more expensive and more carefully styled and tailored versions called designer jeanshave also become popular among girls and women.
Syn: jeans, Levis. [1913 Webster]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from 1843 as a type of fabric; see jean. As short for blue jeans trousers, from 1878.
Wiktionary
n. A pair of trousers made from denim cotton and dyed dark blue.
Wikipedia
"Blue Jeans" (Fox Trot Song) is a sentimental popular song written by Harry D. Kerr and Lou Traveller in 1920. In the song, the singer is reminiscing about a long-ago young love that happened somewhere in the "hills of the old Cumberland." The chorus echoes the singer's longing:
Blue Jeans, the days are lonely, Blue Jeans, I dream of you, The Wildwood May days and childhood play days, Those golden summer hours we knew; Songbirds are softly calling, Down where the grass is blue, The trail up yonder, we used to wander, There, pretty Blue Jeans, I'll wait for you."Blue Jeans" was recorded a number of times, including by the Premier Quartet ( Edison Blue Amberol 4288, August 1921) and the Peerless Quartet ( Victor 18740, November 1920).
Blue Jeans usually means jeans (also called "blue jeans"), which are denim trousers.
Blue Jeans may also refer to:
"Blue Jeans" is the second single from the album Light & Magic by the music group Ladytron. A rockier version titled "Blue Jeans 2.0" featured on the mix compilation Softcore Jukebox.
The music video of "Blue Jeans" featured the band members and a drummer playing the song in a white room. The video was filmed in black and white with a blue tint added. The audio track is "Blue Jeans 2.0" instead of the original song.
Blue Jeans is a melodramatic play by Joseph Arthur that opened in New York City in 1890 to great popularity. The sensation of the play is a scene where the unconscious hero is placed on a board approaching a huge buzz saw in a sawmill, which became one of the most dramatic imitated scenes (eventually to the point of cliche). The play remained popular for decades, and was made into a popular silent film in 1917.
Blue Jeans is a 1917 American silent drama film, based on the 1890 melodramatic play by Joseph Arthur that opened in New York City to great popularity. The sensation of the play was a dramatic scene where the unconscious hero is placed on a board approaching a huge buzz saw in a sawmill, later imitated to the point of cliché.
Prints survive at several archives including the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.
Blue Jeans is a 1975 Italian erotic- drama film directed by Mario Imperoli. The film grossed about 310 million lire at the Italian box office. The film critic Vittorio Spiga referred to the film as "an adult comic book that flows into a real exaltation of the remarkable ass of Gloria Guida".
"Blue Jeans" ("Der Hit Mit Dem >>Drop Your Pants<<") is a song by German dance-pop group Sqeezer. It was released in May 1996 as the second single from the album Drop Your Pants. Both new versions of the "Blue Jeans" Remixes were distributed worldwide.
"Blue Jeans" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey for her second studio album Born to Die (2012). It was released on April 8, 2012, by Interscope Records as the third single from the record. Produced by Emile Haynie, the song was written by Del Rey, Haynie, and Dan Heath. It is a downtempo ballad with hip hop influences. A controversial performance of the song on SNL placed Del Rey under scrutiny and polarized opinion. Charting across Europe and Asia, "Blue Jeans" reached the top 10 in Belgium, Poland, and Israel. Two music videos were created for the song. The first was self-produced. The second was shot and directed by Yoann Lemoine, featuring film noir elements and crocodiles.
Usage examples of "blue jeans".
Rair Brashnikov said, visions of American blue jeans and VCR's dancing in his head.
He could picture her clearly, dressed in those sinfully snug-fitting blue jeans and those black cowboy boots, black tank top clinging to her curves, her shining hair loose around her shoulders.
She was | decked out in a black leather jacket, blue jeans, a white pocket-T.
She was decked out in a black leather jacket, blue jeans, a white pocket-T.
He was dressed in a blue shirt and blue jeans, though there were those who felt that neither became his station.
It held a pair of blue jeans that looked more or less my size and a pair of plain grey athletic socks.