Canadian tuxedo
Americannoun
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
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If you’re going to wear a Canadian tuxedo, make it memorable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
Cliff starts the film embracing the new aesthetics, already having grown sideburns and rocking a Canadian tuxedo.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2019
There’s a music video teaser, Carr bedecked in a popped-collar Canadian tuxedo Blue Steel-ing the camera from the hood of a sports car while plastic palm fronds dance in the background.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 15, 2017
He’s also wearing jeans, and his denim-on-denim look is done so well, one can’t help but worry the average passerby will convince himself he too can pull off a Canadian tuxedo.
From The Verge ● Mar. 19, 2016
Amid all the praise, Mathews threw a playful barb at Leno, mocking his former boss’s penchant for wearing what’s known as a Canadian tuxedo.
From Washington Post
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