: tuxedo

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The wedding day photoshoot showed Gomez in a lacy white halter-style gown with a ruffled neckline, with Blanco looking spiffy in a black tux and bowtie. Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025 Her husband went along with the ploy and could be seen reaching an arm out to save her, all while dressed in his Armani wedding tux. Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 The casual elegance that Jake Gyllenhaal brought to his black shawl-collar Prada tux resulted in fourth place and $585,000 in MIV, while The White Lotus‘s Sam Nivola slid into fifth place with his look by Dior, earning $569,000 in MIV. Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025 The carousel included three photos of Perry, 26, in his tux and Bure, 27, in her strapless wedding dress, posing beneath a grand flower arch. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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tux

noun
: tuxedo
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