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Added 9 October 2026

tuxedo

/tʌkˈsidoʊ/ noun

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A typically black formal jacket worn by men.
He wore a tuxedo for his sister's wedding.
The entire suit complementing and including this jacket.
Ellipsis of tuxedo cat.

Origin

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").

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