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tux

[tuhks] / tʌks /
NOUN
black tie
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NOUN
dinner jacket
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Looking dapper in a pink tux, the star dedicated his prize to "everyone in this room who believes in the power of black music".

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

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

Chalamet has already given us so much — the joke fodder, the buttery tux, Adam Sandler bellowing his name.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 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

I get a few odd looks when I emerge from car 48 dressed in a tux with my other clothes tucked under my arm.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen