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

Jeremy Barton was driving from Alaska to his home state of Oklahoma with his tuxedo cat, Shadow, in July when the pair made a stop at Liard Hot Springs Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada — about 186 miles northwest of Fort Nelson, per CBC. —Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025

In 2024, he was dressed in his Eras Tour tuxedo. —Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025

The pants were paired with a black velvet blazer with satin peak lapels, creating a luxurious tuxedo-style upper half, and a crisp white dress shirt worn open at the collar for a more relaxed. —Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Dec. 2025

Toby, a black and white tuxedo cat, managed to sneak a female tabby cat through his cat flap, the video shared by Rhi (@heyitsrhi_) 44,400 views and 4,627 likes on TikTok. —Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 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.