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tux

[tuhks] / tʌks /
NOUN
black tie
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NOUN
dinner jacket
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He’s getting married, and left his tux fitting to do his job once it was apparent there had been a shooting that involved a lawmaker.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025

The only work you will do in a tux is pretending to laugh at a fellow partygoer’s bad jokes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

Four years later, when Apple was a Met Gala sponsor, its chief executive, Tim Cook, showed up in tux and tails.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

The Queen chuckled as a joke was made that the young boy, dressed in a tux, had stolen her thunder, and smiled down at him.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

By then, he’s found a table with Bram, and they’ve both draped their tux jackets over their chairs.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli




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