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Meaning of Tux | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
tʌks

Definitions

  1. A cuddly cartoon penguin, the official Linux mascot.
  2. Clipping of tuxedo

Equivalents

Bosanski smoking
Deutsch Smoking
Hrvatski smoking
Српски smoking

Examples

“After a load of photos and what-not, we descend the world's longest escalator, which are called that even as they de-escalate, and in we go to the main forum, a high ceilinged hall, full of circular cloth-draped, numbered tables, a stage at the front, the letters GQ, 12-foot high in neon at the back; this aside, though, neon forever the moniker of trash, this is a posh do, in an opera house full of folk in tuxes.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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