: tuxedo

Examples of tux in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Another pretty boy in a tux, Madonna’s date presumably, foots the bill for the festivities with stacks of cash stuffed in his lapel. Hazlitt, 5 June 2024 On the big night, Krumholtz rented a tux, watched the Oscar telecast from the Universal party at Soho House, then hit up a few after-parties. Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024 The bride's dress is by Vivienne Westwood, and the groom's tux is by Suit Supply. Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 June 2023 With his third time in the tux, Moore finally hits his stride as 007 and makes the role his own, thanks in no small part to an amphibious Lotus sports car and a rousing pre-opening-credits ski chase that ends with Bond jumping off a cliff and releasing a Union Jack parachute. Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for tux 

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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 18 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

tux

noun
: tuxedo
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