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Jean shorts, occasionally called "jorts",[1] are a garment worn by women or men that covers the pelvic area, the buttocks, and the legs, stopping between the top of the thigh and the knee. They are simply shorts made from denim.
Some restrict "jorts" in particular to self-cropped pants made from denim (cut-off jeans), while others broaden them to include denim shorts cropped, hemmed, and sometimes even pleated at the knee. In either case, jean shorts are in wide use throughout the United States. With the wide use of cellphones, jean shorts now often have a side pocket just to hold a cellphone. Most jean shorts have two back pockets and two side pockets.
Black denim, store-bought jean shorts are popular in hip-hop and rap videos. These particular ones usually extend below the knee, whether or not the waistband is worn at the waist.
Budweiser referred to jean shorts in its series of Real Men of Genius radio ads.[citation needed] In an effort to drum up nation-wide support of Jean-Shorts, Belgium owned Budweiser has declared July 25 National "Jorts" day. American owned Pabst Brewing Company has designated January 25 as National "Jorts" day.
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