Meaning & use
mom jeans
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Meaning
nounpluralinformal
Loose, high-waisted jeans with a straight or tapered leg, a style once thought unfashionable and later popular again.
Grammar: Plural like jeans: these mom jeans are comfortable.
Patterns
- a pair of mom jeans
- wear mom jeans
She wore mom jeans and a tucked-in T-shirt to the concert.
Mom jeans came back into fashion after being mocked for years.
I found a great pair of mom jeans at a thrift shop.
Common combinations
- pair of mom jeans
- I bought a pair of mom jeans in light blue denim.
- high-waisted mom jeans
- High-waisted mom jeans suit her better than skinny ones.
- wear mom jeans
- Many teenagers now wear mom jeans on purpose.
- vintage mom jeans
- Vintage mom jeans are easy to find in secondhand stores.
- style mom jeans
- You can style mom jeans with a fitted top and sneakers.
Synonyms and how they differ
- high-waisted jeans
- This is a neutral description of the cut, while mom jeans also suggests a roomy, retro look.
- boyfriend jeans
- Boyfriend jeans sit lower and look slouchy, so they are looser than mom jeans around the waist.
- mum jeans
- This is the British spelling and carries the same meaning.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: mom jeans or mum jeans?
mom jeans vs mum jeans
This is not a different thing but the British spelling of the same term.
Practice
Her new ___ have a very high waist and a loose, relaxed fit.
Choose one answer.
High waists and a loose fit are typical of mom jeans. Skinny jeans are tight, so they contradict the description.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “mom jeans”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.