Tuxedoes
/tʌkˈsiːdoʊz/noun
Men’s formal evening suits, typically consisting of a black or dark jacket, matching trousers, and a bow tie.
Did you know?The word comes from Tuxedo Park, New York, where an early dinner jacket caused a sensation after appearing at a country-club event in the late nineteenth century.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-19th Century
Lenape/Algonquian
tucseddo (proposed)
“A Native American place-name associated with the area now called Tuxedo; its precise meaning is disputed.”
1802
English
Tuxedo
“Name applied to a settlement and later a resort area in Orange County, New York.”
1886
American English
tuxedo coat
“A relatively informal evening jacket associated with Tuxedo Park’s fashionable social set.”
Late 19th Century
American English
tuxedo
“A formal evening suit, especially in North American usage.”
Modern English
English
tuxedoes
“Plural form referring to multiple tuxedos or formal evening suits.”
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