Jorts have had more than one lifeSourced
Jean shorts became 'jorts'.
Punks, skaters and rappers all wore them.
The word jorts, shortened from jean shorts, is recorded from the 1990s and is sometimes used to mock unfashionable shorts. Yet denim shorts have also appeared in 1960s counterculture and later punk, skate and hip-hop styles.
The garment stayed;
its reputation changed.
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