: tuxedo

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The Avatar actress looked stylish in dramatic LBD by Chanel, while her husband looked dapper in a classic tux. Meg Walters, InStyle, 24 May 2026 Ethan Slater rocks a classic tux to the 2026 Drama Desk Awards in New York City on May 17. People Staff, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026 While Roger Federer is depicted as James Bond, in a tux, elegant and wrinkle-free, Nadal is called Rambo, ripped and relentless, brutalizing the ball and opponents alike. Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 The pair also switched gears the next day, with Palvin wearing a crisp white blouse tucked into a dramatic black floor-length skirt with an extended train while Sprouse walked the carpet beside her in another sleek tux. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 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 May. 2026.

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tux

noun
: tuxedo
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