Tuxedo Jacket
/tʌkˈsiː.doʊ ˈdʒækɪt/noun
A formal evening jacket, typically black or white, worn with matching trousers and often a bow tie.
Did you know?The word tuxedo entered American English after a daring short dinner jacket appeared at Tuxedo Park, New York, in the late nineteenth century and challenged traditional tailcoat etiquette.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
Yaʿăqōḇ
“Jacob, traditionally interpreted as a personal name connected with the heel or supplanting”
Medieval French
Old French
jaque
“A short coat or jacket, associated in popular usage with Jacques, a common name for a peasant”
15th Century
French
jaquette
“A small or short coat; the source of English jacket”
Late 19th Century
American English
Tuxedo
“A name derived from Tuxedo Park, an affluent resort community in New York”
1886
American English
tuxedo coat
“A relatively short formal evening coat introduced as a less restrictive alternative to the tailcoat”
Modern English
English
tuxedo jacket
“The jacket component of a formal tuxedo suit”