jorts

noun

Etymology

Blend of jeans + shorts.

Definitions

  1. jean shorts, a pair of shorts made from denim (especially, mid-thigh or knee-length)

    • Jorts are confusing. Do you want to wear jeans or shorts? Our guess is that what you're really saying is that you'd like to wear a longish, slouchy pair of shorts and not look too buttoned-up.
    • Although some feel that jorts include any manner of denim short regardless of length, others describe jorts as strictly of the knee-length, baggy variety.
    • Your dad wore jorts before you did and he's got the short frayed denim to prove it.

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