Words & TermsPlaces and regional language
Tassie tuxedo
Also: Tasmanian tuxedo
A puffer jacket, especially a black one worn as an all-purpose smart or casual outer layer.
In a sentence
He wore the Tassie tuxedo over a clean shirt to dinner.
Where it came from
Tassie tuxedo jokingly elevates Tasmania’s practical puffer jacket to formalwear. The phrase is a recent regional label rather than the name of a fixed garment or brand.
- Initial era
- 1900–1999
- Where used
- Tasmania