: tuxedo

Examples of tux in a Sentence

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The bridesmaids wore Kendra Scott jewelry and black dresses from Birdy Grey while the groomsmen got their dark tuxes from The Black Tux. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 5 June 2025 Later, Devon and Bruce (still clad in his tux) board the ferry to head back home to Buffalo. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 22 May 2025 The couple then participates in an adorable photoshoot, with Blanco wrapping his arms around Gomez for one shot and the Only Murders in the Building actress sitting on his back, Blanco down on all fours in his tux, for another. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025 The rapper looked dapper in a classic black-and-white tux with a jeweled brooch on the lapels. Brendan Le, People.com, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tux

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 30 Jun. 2025.

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tux

noun
: tuxedo
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