tuxedo

American  

[tuhk-see-doh] / tʌkˈsi doʊ /

noun

plural

tuxedos

1. Also called dinner jacket.  a man's jacket for semiformal evening dress, traditionally of black or dark-blue color and characteristically having satin or grosgrain facing on the lapels.

2. the complete semiformal outfit, including this jacket, dark trousers, often with silk stripes down the sides, a bow tie, and usually a cummerbund.

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tuxedo British  

/ tʌkˈsiːdəʊ /

noun

1. Often shortened to: tux.  the usual US and Canadian name for dinner jacket

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Other Word Forms

• tuxedoed adjective

Etymology

Origin of tuxedo

1890–95, short for Tuxedo coat, after country club at Tuxedo Park, N.Y.

Example Sentences

A. On the spectrum from tuxedo to sweats, I’ll be closer to the latter because I’m covering the Oscars ceremony remotely.

From The Wall Street Journal

Responding to online attacks with a press release was, as a person close to France’s foreign ministry put it, “a bit like showing up to drinks with friends in a tuxedo.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Sequined dresses mix with simple jeans, and tuxedos are sometimes worn with work boots.

From Barron's

He recalled donning tuxedos and carrying toy guns pretending to be James Bond on a European yacht vacation and soaring over the Serengeti in a hot air balloon during an East African safari.

From Los Angeles Times

And then there was another photo of the social worker in a tuxedo at what looked like some kind of fancy party, his arm slung around a pretty woman with dark hair.

From Literature

Related Words

• cloak
• frock
• jacket
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