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Isn't that wierd??

2006-06-20 16:33:34 · 15 answers · asked by DUTCHIE 2 in Beauty & Style Fashion & Accessories

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Orginally each leg of pants were a separate garment--similar to cowboy "chaps". Eventually the two pieces became one garment but the name stuck.

2006-06-20 16:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by samsara1574 1 · 5 0

Because a pair of legs go in the jeans, and there is a pair of legs on the jeans! lol! And a skirt is just open!

2006-06-20 23:36:19 · answer #2 · answered by mzstorm 5 · 0 0

That is wierd. I say it's because a skirt is just a cloth tube, while pants are like two thin skirts sewn together at the waist.

2006-06-20 23:39:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

it has to do with the fact that the majority of the "jeans" is a set of two legs dangling from a waist. the skirt is just one piece. probably not the kind of answer you were looking for but whatever.

2006-06-20 23:37:20 · answer #4 · answered by laurie 4 · 0 0

a jean is the single leg of a pair of jeans
Hence a pair of jeans

2006-06-20 23:37:25 · answer #5 · answered by LALALALALALALA 2 · 0 0

you know how people say you have a pair of legs? well they needed another word to say besides trousers. so they came up with jeans and since they said a pair of legs. they called them a
pair of jeans.

2006-06-20 23:57:42 · answer #6 · answered by kammie 1 · 0 0

I guess it's just one of the weird things about the English language. A pair of socks is too socks but a pair of underwear is one peice of clothing. Lol

2006-06-20 23:36:13 · answer #7 · answered by Candace 1 · 0 0

most likely because the jeans have legs ... 2, and that's a pair.

2006-06-20 23:37:17 · answer #8 · answered by ladyangelovely 4 · 0 0

Haha..that's a really fascinating question!! How about shorts? Do you say a pair of shorts or just shorts?

2006-06-20 23:43:00 · answer #9 · answered by laurarae12 3 · 0 0

Because it has 2 legs.

2006-06-20 23:37:00 · answer #10 · answered by My Avatar 4 · 0 0

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