Jorts (apparel)

A Jort (or Jorts, plural),cite news
url = http://texastravesty.com/content.php?issueNumber=2004_04&story=jorts
publisher = Texas Travesty
title = The Wonderful World of Jorts!
date = April 2004 (v6 i5)] a portmanteau of "jean-shorts", is a garment worn by women or men that covers the pelvic area, the buttocks, and the upper part of the legs (typically the part above the knee). Jorts are types of shorts that are made only from denim.

Some restrict the definition of the jort to self-cropped pants made from denim (the classic "cut-off" jort), while others broaden them to include those denim shorts cropped and hemmed—and sometimes even pleated—at the knee. Jorts are still in wide use throughout the US. 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 jorts are popular in hip-hop and rap videos. These particular jorts usually extend below the knee, whether or not the waistband is worn at the waist. This usage of the jort emphasizes its diversity and ensures that jorts will be used well into the 21st century.

It appears that the epicenter of jort wearers is Houston, TX. Approximately 25% of the attendees at Houston Texans and Houston Astros games are clad in jorts. Both genders and numerous ethnic groups can be spotted wearing jorts at these events.

Budweiser referred to jorts in its series of Real Men of Genius radio ads. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20060324003945/http://courtneyrussell.worldmagblog.com/courtneyrussell/archives/017911.html Archive.org] ]

Fans of Southeastern Conference and Big 12 ConferenceFact|date=September 2008 football teams often derisively mock the opposing team's fans for wearing jorts. Georgia fans have been credited as originating the criticism, and Florida fans tend to receive the most criticism. However, the derisive reference to jorts is used amongst the conference as a whole and is not limited to these two teams. [ [http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10296963/1 ClayNation: Tracing the origins of the 'jort' insult - SPiN - CBSSports.com The Lighter Side of Sports ] ]

External links

* [http://www.jorts.com Jorts]

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