"tux" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tʌks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tux.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tuxes [plural]
enPR: tŭks Rhymes: -ʌks Etymology: Shortening. 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

Inflected forms

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