Noun: tux túks
Usage: N. Amer, informal
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- A formal jacket, typically black or dark blue, worn as part of evening attire for men
"He rented a tux for the black-tie gala";
- dinner jacket [Brit, Cdn], tuxedo [N. Amer], black tie
Derived forms: tuxes
Type of: evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear, formalwear
Encyclopedia: Tux, of Math Command