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tuxedo

[tuhk-see-doh] / tʌkˈsi doʊ /
NOUN
black tie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


NOUN
dinner jacket
Synonyms




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My cats, Cutie and Socks — one’s a tabby and the other is a tuxedo cat — wake me up by mewing and walking on me.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Our son’s jacket had a roaring tiger stitched onto the back and was layered over his toddler-size tuxedo T-shirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Barker wore a Spencer Hart tuxedo jacket to Tuesday evening’s auction, but he was back in his usual suit on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

But he was out-jacketted by Mohammed's maroon velvet tuxedo.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

A man in a tuxedo came up on the screen and started telling jokes.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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