"tux" meaning in English

See tux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʌks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tux.wav Forms: tuxes [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌks Head templates: {{en-noun}} tux (plural tuxes)
  1. (colloquial) Clipping of tuxedo. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial Alternative form of: tuxedo Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-tux-en-noun-n3dbz2e1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 38 32 25 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 33 26 3 1

Inflected forms

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