Definitions

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  • proper noun A cuddly cartoon penguin, the official Linux mascot.

Etymologies

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Coined by James Hughes as a short form of Torvalds Unix (after Linus Torvalds), perhaps also influenced by the tux (tuxedo) that penguins are sometimes humorously said to be wearing.

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Examples

  • Tux is an onigiri stuffed with tuna (since any good penguin wants to be stuffed with fish!).

    February « 2010 « Were rabbits 2010

  • Tux is an onigiri stuffed with tuna (since any good penguin wants to be stuffed with fish!).

    Bento #286 – Tux « Were rabbits 2010

  • Tux is my main server — it hosts most of my websites, my DNS (think of DNS as a sort of an Internet phone book — it matches cvillenews. com to 216.12.86.3), a bunch of e-mail addresses, etc.

    cvillenews.com is Back Up at cvillenews.com 2002

  • Tux is my main server — it hosts most of my websites, my DNS (think of DNS as a sort of an Internet phone book — it matches cvillenews. com to 216.12.86.3), a bunch of e-mail addresses, etc.

    2002 June archive at cvillenews.com 2002

  • We took in a black and white stray cat which I wanted to call Tux, after the Linux penguin, but the name never stuck, and so his name is “Cat”.

    Temp Cat™ Yearns for the Bennies « Whatever 2008

  • Creatures such as Tux the penguin have become bizarrely treasured icons , while others, such as recent roadside-autopsy subject Jeeves, are better off in the hereafter.

    Gallery: Lamest Technology Mascots Ever 2007

  • The resemblance was very remarkable and standing with the tall boy in his "Tux" the girl in her butterfly gown made quite a charming little picture.

    Jane Allen, Junior Edith Bancroft

  • Albert wore his "Tux" at the Red Men's Ball and hearts palpitated beneath new muslin gowns and bitter envy stirred beneath the Brockton "Advanced Styles."

    The Portygee Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

  • Yeah, Super Tux is a replica of our good old Super Mario game, except for the "Tux".

    LXer Linux News 2010

  • Watch closely: irb (main): 015: 0 > pals = \% w {Tux Geeko Linus} = > [ "Tux", "Geeko", "Linus"] irb (main): 016: 0 > pals. each do | i | irb (main): 017: 1* puts "# {i} is my homeboy!" irb (main): 018: 1 > end

    Planet SUSE 2009

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