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tux

[tuhks]

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noun Informal.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

Also tuck.

Origin of tux

First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for tux

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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

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

Word Origin and History for tux

tux

n.

1922, colloquial shortening of tuxedo.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper