tux

[tuhks]

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noun Informal.

tuxedo.

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Also tuck.

Origin of tux

First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening

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Related Words

tux tuxedo frock raincoat overcoat cloak jacket suit wrap windbreaker threads trench cape anorak slicker mink ulster cutaway mackinaw topcoat

Examples from the Web for tux

Contemporary Examples

Charming Prince Harry slipped into his tux for a dinner tonight in support of Walking With The Wounded's race to the South Pole.
Sexy Harry Slips Into Tux For London Fundraiser
Tom Sykes
May 30, 2013
A retired construction worker, Dorwan spent his spare time fixing up the church along with his dog, Tux.
Obama's Arizona Speech: Video and Text
The Daily Beast
January 13, 2011
He was at the Golden Globes, he was wearing a tux, and he looked like a dream I once had about the perfect man.
10 Hot Valentines
Jessi Klein
February 14, 2009

Historical Examples

Say, I'll bet he don't know there is such a thing as a Tux—as a dinner-jacket.
Babbitt
Sinclair Lewis
Well, let me tell you that your revered paternal ancestor, Henry T., doesn't even call it a 'Tux.'
Babbitt
Sinclair Lewis
In the Tux district trips were taken from Lauersbach, and the more difficult the climb the more it pleased Oswald.
An Aviator's Field Book
Oswald Blcke

Word Origin and History for tux

n.

1922, colloquial shortening of tuxedo.

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