tuxedo

noun

tux·​e·​do ˌtək-ˈsē-(ˌ)dō 

plural tuxedos or tuxedoes

1

: a semiformal evening suit for men

2

: a men's single-breasted or double-breasted usually black or blackish-blue jacket

tuxedoed

ˌtək-ˈsē-(ˌ)dōd 

adjective

Examples of tuxedo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was seen wearing a tuxedo with pale face makeup, darkness under his eyes and black eyeliner. —Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025

Flashes of Domingo appear as a host onstage wearing a purple-ish velvet tuxedo and narrating the events. —Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025

And much later, too: Saint Laurent triggered social outcry in the 1960s with his tuxedo for women, one of which, from 1995, is in the show. —Dana Thomas, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025

Kelce — dressed in a full tuxedo and a top hat — carried Swift in his arms. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Tuxedo Park, New York

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for tuxedo

• amido
• ejido
• libido

Kids Definition

tuxedo

noun

tux·​e·​do ˌtək-ˈsēd-ō 

plural tuxedos or tuxedoes

: a suit for men to be worn on special occasions

Etymology

named for Tuxedo Park, a resort in New York State, where the jacket first became popular

Word Origin

Tuxedo can be traced back to the name of a village in southeastern New York. In the 1880s, an area called Tuxedo Park, near the village of Tuxedo, became a popular vacation community. It was here, around the turn of the century, that young men began wearing a new kind of dress jacket. The new style was soon called tuxedo.