Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tuxy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tuxy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

To pull such strips from a plant.

adj

Wearing, resembling, or characteristic of a tuxedo.

Example Sentences

"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)."
"She could take off for Barbados and dance with those tuxy guys."
"Suspendered thus together we make the mistake of sighing too loud from our tuxy tent - provoking another arboreal utterance: […]"

Etymology

From tux (“tuxedo”) + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tux

Inflected Forms

tuxies (plural) tuxies (present, singular) tuxying (participle, present) tuxied (participle, past) tuxied (past) more tuxy (comparative) most tuxy (superlative)

Questions

What does tuxy mean?: A strip or ribbon of the outer layer of a leaf-sheath, pulled from a hemp plant.
Where does tuxy come from?: From tux (“tuxedo”) + -y.

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