mom jeans

English

Noun

mom jeans pl (plural only)

1. (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, “Mom Jeans: Support - Saturday Night Live”, in Saturday Night Live, season 28, 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.

2. high-waisted bluejeans for women

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “high-waisted jeans”):

• low-rise jeans

Tagalog

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English mom jeans (“high-waisted bluejeans for women”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌmam ˈd͡ʒins/ [ˌmam ˈd͡ʒin̪s]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌmam ˈdjins/ [ˌmam ˈd̪jin̪s]
• Rhymes: -ins
• Syllabification: mom jeans

Adjective

mom jeans (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔) (slang, dated)

1. high and wasted

   Synonyms: wasak, basag