: tuxedo

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The couple's post-twins red carpet debut was nothing short of spectacular, with George in his traditional Giorgio Armani tux and Amal in corseted lilac Versace, Aquazzura heels and Lorraine Schwartz earrings. Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026 After 15 years and five films, Daniel Craig hung up his tux for good in No Time to Die. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026 But putting on a tux and celebrating with an administration that is rapidly falling out of step with the global public — which their shareholders are members of — is different from staying silent. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026 Johnson, decked out in a dapper tux, cheered. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tux

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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 6 Feb. 2026.

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tux

noun
: tuxedo
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