: tuxedo

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Grande walked the carpet solo while boyfriend and co-star Ethan Slater arrived earlier in a classic black tux. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 Menswear was also divided between a classic tux approach and a more experimental one where color and textures were explored. Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 Johansen started over with a NYC lounge act as Buster Poindexter, crooning R&B oldies in a tux and pompadour. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025 Afterward, Halle Berry takes the stage for a fun montage and then Margaret Qualley dances with a bunch of guys in tuxes for a tribute to all things James Bond. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tux

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tux was in 1922

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“Tux.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tux. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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tux

noun
: tuxedo
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