tuxedo
Three men in tuxedos
Meaning
Noun
- A typically black formal jacket worn by men.
- The entire suit complementing and including this jacket.
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Origin
- From Tuxedo Park, New York, USA, where the fashion is often said to have originated, the village in turn likely from an Algonquian language (Munsee), from Lenape, tucsedo or p'tuxseepu, ("crooked water" or "crooked river")
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