dinner jacket

noun

1. tuxedo ( def 1 ).

dinner jacket

noun

1. a man's semiformal evening jacket without tails, usually black with a silk facing over the collar and lapels AbbreviationsDJdj US and Canadian nametuxedo

Word History and Origins

Origin of dinner jacket¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Henry Poole, credited with creating the dinner jacket, or tuxedo, has held a British royal warrant since the 1860s when it supplied Queen Victoria.

From Reuters

In a small room inside an anonymous industrial block, an old man with a bushy white beard is being fitted with a dinner jacket, ready for the red carpet at the Bafta Awards.

From BBC

I found him one evening in the virtual club’s dingy bathroom chatting with a giant fox, a couple of skater girls and a guy in a dinner jacket smoking a cigarette.

From New York Times

White dinner jackets are acceptable in the summer or warm climates.

From Seattle Times

This may mean gowns with funky patterns, art-printed dinner jackets and eye-catching accessories like velvet purses or patterned pocket squares.

From New York Times