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toughy

[tuhf-ee]

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noun, plural tough·ies.

toughie

or tough·y

[tuhf-ee]

noun Informal.

a tough person, especially one who is belligerent.

a difficult problem or situation: That math test was a real toughie!

a harsh or blunt book, movie, etc.

Origin of toughie

First recorded in 1920–25; tough + -ie

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for toughy

Historical Examples of toughy

Toughy has gone to the Doctor's to get a bottle of stuff for a sick woman, but will be here anon.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXIX., October, 1852
Various
Toughy has gone to the doctor's to get a bottle of stuff for a sick woman but will be here anon.
Bleak House
Charles Dickens