: tuxedo

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Related Articles Like Lutnick, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services, went with attire that was not your standard prom or wedding tux by sporting a two-tone jacket with a white tuxedo shirt that had black piping and black buttons. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Jan. 2025 Dion tux at the 1999 Oscars, and that famous Julia Roberts suit at the 1990 Globes). Christian Allaire, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025 Scott appears first in a tux, serving Coke cans on a silver platter. Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024 But as menswear continues to get a little looser, a little wilder and even a little weirder, the pleated tux shirt is back with a vengeance. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024 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 27 Jan. 2025.

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tux

noun
: tuxedo
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