tux

[ tuhks ]

/ tʌks /

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noun Informal.

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Also tuck.

Origin of tux

First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening

Words nearby tux

Tuva Autonomous Republic, Tuvalu, Tuvaluan, Tuva Republic, tu-whit tu-whoo, tux, tuxedo, tuxedo sofa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, tuyère, Tuz

How to use tux in a sentence

The next great step on the surface of the moon will, in a sense, be taken in a rented tux.
New Lunar Spacesuits to Set NASA Back $3.5 Billion|Jeffrey Kluger|June 3, 2022|Time
Some of my friends were proud they fit into their tuxes, wearing them for the first time since the pandemic began.
Christmas for the LGBTQ community and friends|Peter Rosenstein|December 9, 2021|Washington Blade
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
He had kept this from them so that he should not spoil their vacation in the Alps at Hinter-Tux.
An Aviator's Field Book|Oswald Blcke
One of them shouted Kau-tux-ie at the council tent the 11th of April.
Wigwam and War-path; Or the Royal Chief in Chains|A. B. (Alfred Benjamin) Meacham
Well, let me tell you that your revered paternal ancestor, Henry T., doesn't even call it a 'Tux.'
Babbitt|Sinclair Lewis
He said with great fervour many times, "Pater, non mea voluntas, sed tux fiat."
History of the United Netherlands, 1590-1599, Vol. III. Complete|John Lothrop Motley
When Cupid comes with pale-faced warrior to the dusky maiden now, they repeat the warning tale, with Ni-ka-cum-tux Oneatta.
Wigwam and War-path; Or the Royal Chief in Chains|A. B. (Alfred Benjamin) Meacham

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