: tuxedo

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The former volleyball player walked down the aisle in a strapless, mermaid-style wedding gown, while the 49ers quarterback donned a black tux. Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 Benny Safdie Benny Safdie opted for a classic tux. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025 The actor — sporting a white tux jacket — beamed and clapped throughout the ovation, only pausing to embrace Olivier Assayas. Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025 The Oscar winner kept it classic in a black tux with a white button-down shirt and black bow tie. Charna Flam, People.com, 29 Aug. 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 13 Sep. 2025.

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tux

noun
: tuxedo
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