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

In photos shared from the event, Blanco wore a black tuxedo with a bow tie, and Gomez wore a white halter-style gown with a ruffled neck and sweeping skirt, both custom Ralph Lauren. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026

The answer is a soft no—while many customers are celebrating the arrival of the Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar Cake, most agree that its tuxedo predecessor still holds the Costco cake championship. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026

But Bill Murray was in this velvet tuxedo with a burgundy beret on. —Eric Ryan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026

The brand is also leaning into the Canadian tuxedo with denim-on-denim styling in both its Tribal Jeans and Blue Thread collections. —Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026

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.