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- [tuhks]
- /tʌks/
- /ˈtəks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuhks]
- /tʌks/
Definitions of tux word
- abbreviation TUX tuxedo. 1
- countable noun tux A tux is the same as a tuxedo. 0
- abbreviation TUX tuxedo 0
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Origin of tux
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; by shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tux
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tux popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tux usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tux
noun tux
- anorak — An anorak is a warm waterproof jacket, usually with a hood.
- black-tie — requiring that guests wear semiformal attire, especially that men wear black bow ties with tuxedos or dinner jackets: a black-tie dance.
- cutaway — In a film or video, a cutaway or a cutaway shot is a picture that shows something different from the main thing that is being shown.
- dinner jacket — tuxedo (def 1).
- duffle coat — a hooded overcoat of sturdy wool, usually knee-length and with frog fasteners.
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