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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.

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.

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