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

The family found a tuxedo cat, Taco, a few months ago, crying in the engine of a neighbor's car. —Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025

Following the wedding, PEOPLE reported there was one special guest in attendance alongside the couple's celebrity friends: Adam's dog, Meatball, who donned a black tuxedo jacket for the big event. —Adrianna C. Freedman, People.com, 26 July 2025

My dad gifted my partner one of his old tuxedos for the big day, and my sister persuaded me to rent a party dress for the karaoke dance portion of our wedding (neither a Chinese or Western tradition, but very me). —CNN Money, 9 July 2025

On another note, a stylish Canadian tuxedo was also spotted on one guest. —Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 July 2025

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.