tuxedo
noun
tux·e·do
ˌtək-ˈsē-(ˌ)dō 
plural tuxedos or tuxedoes
1
: a semiformal evening suit for men
2
: a men's single-breasted or double-breasted usually black or blackish-blue jacket
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The groom waited for her in a Brunello Cucinelli tuxedo.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
According to Rolling Stone, the person who shot Biggie was a Black male in a blue tuxedo with a bowtie, but no one has ever been arrested or charged for the rapper's killing.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
That certain gown and tuxedo details became popular social-media conversations?
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
The black-and-white Instagram photos saw Taylor, dressed in an elegant floor-length gown, smolder for the camera while Pierre, donning a crisp tuxedo, looked beside her.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
According to Rolling Stone, the person who shot Biggie was a Black male in a blue tuxedo with a bowtie, but no one has ever been arrested or charged for the rapper's killing.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
That certain gown and tuxedo details became popular social-media conversations?
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
The black-and-white Instagram photos saw Taylor, dressed in an elegant floor-length gown, smolder for the camera while Pierre, donning a crisp tuxedo, looked beside her.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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tuxedo
noun
tux·e·do
ˌtək-ˈsēd-ō
plural tuxedos or tuxedoes
: a suit for men to be worn on special occasions
Etymology
named for Tuxedo Park, a resort in New York State, where the jacket first became popular
Word Origin
Tuxedo can be traced back to the name of a village in southeastern New York. In the 1880s, an area called Tuxedo Park, near the village of Tuxedo, became a popular vacation community. It was here, around the turn of the century, that young men began wearing a new kind of dress jacket. The new style was soon called tuxedo.
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