Phrase guide

skinny jeans

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A style of form-fitting jeans with very narrow, straight legs, which often taper inward at the ankles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles

Examples

  • She ordered a pair of plus-size skinny jeans online.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Betawi: celana jèngki — form-fitting jeans
  • Betawi: jèngki — form-fitting jeans
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小腳褲 /小脚裤 (xiǎojiǎo kù) — form-fitting jeans
  • Finnish: pillifarkut — form-fitting jeans
  • Finnish: pillihousut — form-fitting jeans
  • German: Röhrenhose — form-fitting jeans
  • German: Röhrenjeans — form-fitting jeans
  • Hebrew: סקיני ג׳ינס — form-fitting jeans
  • Hungarian: csőnadrág — form-fitting jeans
  • Japanese: スキニージーンズ (sukinī jīnzu) — form-fitting jeans
  • Korean: 스키니진 (seukinijin) — form-fitting jeans
  • Polish: rurki — form-fitting jeans
  • Swedish: stuprörsjeans — form-fitting jeans