tuxedo

noun

tux·​e·​do ˌtək-ˈsē-(ˌ)dō How to pronounce tuxedo (audio)
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
tuxedoed adjective

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The groom waited for her in a Brunello Cucinelli tuxedo. 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 See All Example Sentences for tuxedo

Word History

Etymology

Tuxedo Park, New York

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of tuxedo was in 1889

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“Tuxedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuxedo. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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tuxedo

noun
tux·​e·​do ˌtək-ˈsēd-ō How to pronounce tuxedo (audio)
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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