tuxedo
noun /tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/
/tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/
(plural tuxedos)
(also informal tux
(especially North American English) /tʌks/
/tʌks/
)- (British English usually dinner suit)a black or white jacket and trousers, worn with a bow tie at formal occasions in the evening
- He went to pick up his girlfriend, dressed in a tuxedo and carrying a red rose.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- formal
- traditional
- double-breasted
- …
- rent
- jacket
- pants
- shirt
- …
- (also dinner jacket)a black or white jacket worn with a bow tie at formal occasions in the eveningTopics Clothes and Fashionc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- formal
- traditional
- double-breasted
- …
- rent
- jacket
- pants
- shirt
- …
Word OriginFrom Tuxedo Park in New York, where it was first worn.