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tuxy en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

  1. A strip or ribbon of the outer layer of a leaf-sheath, pulled from a hemp plant.

Forms

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tuxies Number=Plur lexicographic

tuxy en · VERB · etymology 1

Meanings

  1. To pull such strips from a plant.

Forms

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tuxies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
tuxying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tuxied Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tuxied Tense=Past lexicographic

tuxy en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From tux (“tuxedo”) + -y.

Meanings

  1. 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:

Forms

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most tuxy Degree=Sup lexicographic
more tuxy Degree=Cmp lexicographic