Canadian tuxedo

American  

[kuh-ney-dee-uhn tuhk-see-doh] / kəˈneɪ di ən tʌkˈsi doʊ /

noun

Facetious.

1. a denim top and bottom worn together, as a denim jacket and jeans.

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Usage

What else does Canadian tuxedo mean? The slang term Canadian tuxedo refers to an outfit pairing jeans with a denim jacket. A Texas tuxedo can describe this pairing as well as a suit jacket worn with jeans, cowboy boots, and cowboy hat.

Etymology

Origin of Canadian tuxedo

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

The man can wear — what is it, the Canadian tuxedo?

From Los Angeles Times

If you’re going to wear a Canadian tuxedo, make it memorable.

From Los Angeles Times

A structured baby doll, a cropped denim jacket over a glistening body con dress, a crocodile leather miniskirt, even a Canadian tuxedo, has what it takes to travel from downtown to West Hollywood to Venice and back on a good night.

From Los Angeles Times

For the closing ceremony, Canada’s Olympic organizers teamed with Levi’s to produce a denim “Canadian tuxedo” jacket alive with Japanese street-style graffiti to be worn with white denim pants.

From Seattle Times

And then there’s Levi’s, which is celebrating the anniversary with a line of Pokémon-branded outfits, led by the standout floral-print Pokémon-themed denim trucker jacket / jeans combo in what might be the finest example of the Canadian tuxedo ever made.

From The Verge