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
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In photos from the event, Murphy held hands with his wife, walking just ahead of the couple's teenage sons, who matched their dad in black tuxedos.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Two seasons ago, a motley assembly of A-listers including Lewis Hamilton, Zoey Deutch, Nina Dobrev and Jared Leto, arrived to the Antarctic peninsula on a 414-foot mega-yacht, sporting sequin dresses and tuxedos, sipping tulips of champagne.
—Brad Japhe, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
The game was a black-tie affair with many wearing tuxedos and evening gowns to mark the occasion as the city celebrated the team’s arrival from Kansas City.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
At the Academy Museum cocktail party preceding it, the awards circuit still had its new-car smell; everyone seemed a little more excited to slip into their tuxedos and gravity-defying gowns (or, in the case of Kim Kardashian, a head-encompassing beige silk scarf).
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Two seasons ago, a motley assembly of A-listers including Lewis Hamilton, Zoey Deutch, Nina Dobrev and Jared Leto, arrived to the Antarctic peninsula on a 414-foot mega-yacht, sporting sequin dresses and tuxedos, sipping tulips of champagne.
—Brad Japhe, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
The game was a black-tie affair with many wearing tuxedos and evening gowns to mark the occasion as the city celebrated the team’s arrival from Kansas City.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
At the Academy Museum cocktail party preceding it, the awards circuit still had its new-car smell; everyone seemed a little more excited to slip into their tuxedos and gravity-defying gowns (or, in the case of Kim Kardashian, a head-encompassing beige silk scarf).
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Tuxedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuxedo. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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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.
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