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

Condon did want to include nods to the original stage show, and this crisp white tuxedo look was a major touchpoint. —Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025

Viewers were given a glimpse at the unlikely friendship between Hex, a 3-year-old tuxedo cat described as anti-social and withdrawn, and Binx, a 3-month-old kitten recently introduced to the household. —Personal Finance, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

Frances can be seen wearing a white wedding dress with a small train, while Riley wears a black tuxedo. —Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025

Even the couple’s cute pooch got in on the action, as evidenced by a snap of the black and white dog walking down the aisle in advance of Bareilles while decked out in a miniature tuxedo. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 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.