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Vinony

tuxedo

noun

  1. dinner suit, tuxedo
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /tʌkˈsidoʊ/ / /tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/

name

Etymology: See tuxedo.

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noun

Etymology: From Tuxedo Park, New York, US, where the fashion is often said to have originated, the village in turn likely from an Eastern Algonquian language (Munsee), from Lenape, tucsedo or p'tuxseepu, ("crooked water" or "crooked river").

  1. A typically black formal jacket worn by men.

    “He wore a tuxedo for his sister's wedding.”

    “His mom bought a tuxedo for him.”

  2. The entire suit complementing and including this jacket.
  3. Ellipsis of tuxedo cat.