mom jeans
English
Noun
- (informal) Jeans, especially those for women, considered unfashionable and unflattering.
- 1999 November 30, “101 Best Celebrity Legs”, in NYPost.com[1], retrieved 2014-07-30:
- In light of Jumbo Jessica's adventures in high-waisted "mom" jeans and ill-fitting leather pants, we bring you the 101 Best Celebrity Legs.
- 2003 May 10, Saturday Night Live, season 28, sourced from Mom Jeans: Support - Saturday Night Live, via NBC:
- Mom Jeans fit Mom just the way she likes it. She'll love the nine inch zipper and casual front pleats.
- 2014 July 24, Ann-Christine Diaz, “Rewind: From Mom Jeans to Musicals, a Look Back at eBay Advertising”, in Ad Age:
- This ad shows a daughter narrowly escaping a "mom jeans" fiasco with the help of eBay's shopping app.
- high-waisted bluejeans for women
Antonyms
(high-waisted jeans):
- low-rise jeans