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jorts en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of jeans + shorts.

Meanings

1. (countable, plural, plural-normally, uncountable) jean shorts, a pair of shorts made from denim (especially, mid-thigh or knee-length)
   • 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. 2011 November 18, Anna Lefle, The Chicktionary: From A-line to Z-snap, the words every woman should know, Avon: Adams Media, →ISBN, →OL, page 106:
   • They wore jorts and crop tops; or strappy, S&M-influenced getups; or pajamas emblazoned with cartoons. 2025 May 5, Spencer Kornhaber, “Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN:
   • 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. 2010 March 16, Ellen Rakieten with Anne Coyle, Undateable: 311 Things Guys Do That Guarantee They Won't Be Dating or Having Sex, New York: Villard Books, →ISBN, →OL, page 13:
   • Your dad wore jorts before you did and he's got the short frayed denim to prove it. 2012 March 28, Brad Getty, Dads Are the Original Hipsters, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, →OL, page 11:

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