Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thug; a tough.
- noun A difficult problem.
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- noun informal Something that is
tough , ordifficult .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal
Etymologies
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Examples
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You conclude, so it appears, that ANYONE who "appears vociferous" online is a "toughie" who
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You conclude, so it appears, that ANYONE who "appears vociferous" online is a "toughie" who
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You conclude, so it appears, that ANYONE who "appears vociferous" online is a "toughie" who
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And she is the kind of toughie who could be a real Iron Lady type with the Russians and Iranians.
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And she is the kind of toughie who could be a real Iron Lady type with the Russians and Iranians.
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And she is the kind of toughie who could be a real Iron Lady type with the Russians and Iranians.
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Public parks are a toughie for a libertarian like me.
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Cardellini, whose previous roles include another working class toughie, Samantha Taggart on ER, spent over a year and a half preparing for the role and is in virtually every frame of the film.
Nancy Doyle Palmer: Linda Cardellini Is a Soldier Who Comes Home in Return
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Cardellini, whose previous roles include another working class toughie, Samantha Taggart on ER, spent over a year and a half preparing for the role and is in virtually every frame of the film.
Nancy Doyle Palmer: Linda Cardellini Is a Soldier Who Comes Home in Return
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It's a toughie and the themes were way over my head back then.
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