Tux

Tux, as originally drawn by Larry Ewing in 1996.

Meaning

Proper Noun

Origin

  • Coined by James Hughes as a short form of Torvalds Unix (after Linus Torvalds), perhaps also influenced by the tux (tuxedo) that penguins are sometimes humorously said to be wearing.

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