Tux definition

tŭks
tuxes
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A tuxedo.
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(colloquial) A tuxedo.
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A cuddly cartoon penguin, the official Linux mascot.
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Noun

Singular:
tux
Plural:
tuxes

Origin of tux

  • 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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  • Shortening.

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Tux Sentence Examples

  • She removed his Tux and shoes, rolling him around the bed in the process.

  • She sat at her desk and started to sketch the visage of Evelyn in her long wedding dress and Romas in his dark tux on a piece of paper, glancing up occasionally at the blank canvas as she thought of proportions.

  • You can't blame him after he spent scads of money on a tux and flowers and gourmet dinner.

  • You slip on the tux, deliver a double-entendre or two and stand on the sidelines while the stunt crew does the action scenes.

  • Under SuSE this is Tux, linux ' cute penguin mascot, with (of course) the text ' SuSE Linux 7.1 ' .

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