dinner jacket: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples

There is no difference in the garment; it's a regional term difference. 'Dinner jacket' is British English, 'tuxedo' (or 'tux') is American English.

Traditionally, for 'black tie', it is black or midnight blue. For 'creative black tie' or less formal events, it may come in other colours like burgundy or velvet textures, but black is the default.

No. A dinner jacket is for formal evening wear, typically with satin or grosgrain lapels, and is worn with matching formal trousers. A suit jacket is for daytime or business wear and is part of a suit with trousers made from the same fabric.

'Black tie' is the name of the semi-formal evening dress code. For men, the central component of this code is the dinner jacket (tuxedo). So 'black tie' is the code; the 'dinner jacket' is the key garment fulfilling it.

A man's formal jacket, usually black, worn for formal evening occasions.

Dinner jacket is usually formal, standard in british english; less common in american english where 'tuxedo' or 'tux' dominates. in register.

Dinner jacket: in British English it is pronounced /ˈdɪnə ˌdʒækɪt/, and in American English it is pronounced /ˈdɪnər ˌdʒækɪt/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.