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tuxy en · NOUN · etymology 1
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A strip or ribbon of the outer layer of a leaf-sheath, pulled from a hemp plant.
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tuxies
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tuxy en · VERB · etymology 1
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To pull such strips from a plant.
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tuxies
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tuxying
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tuxied
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tuxied
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tuxy en · ADJ · etymology 2
Etymology
From tux (“tuxedo”) + -y.
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Wearing, resembling, or characteristic of a tuxedo.
Suspendered thus together we make the mistake of sighing too loud from our tuxy tent - provoking another arboreal utterance: […] 2005, Keath Fraser, “The Anniversary”, in 13 Ways of Listening to a Stranger: The Best Stories of Keath Fraser, page 370:
This tuxy lady's outfit consists of a pair of black men's fifties tuxedo pants ($14 from My Old Lady, New York) worn with a man's antique black satin tuxedo vest ($4 from My Old Lady ) and fifties alligator skin stilettos ($15 from Screaming Mimi's, New York). 1980, Leonard McGill, Disco Dressing: A Complete Guide to Creating Seven Smash Disco Looks, page 75:
She could take off for Barbados and dance with those tuxy guys. 2003, JoAnn Ross, Windfall, page 376: