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  • noun Plural form of toughie.
  • noun Plural form of toughy.

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Examples

  • I have never been in a position to have to defend my wife like that, but once I was in DC and found myself in the midst of a scene where two "toughies" were harassing three beautiful young women of South Asian descent.

    HE STOOD UP FOR ME 2008

  • Merchants, sharing that parking lot, and the Gas station across the street, know they have some "toughies" in that area ...

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles 2009

  • Merchants, sharing that parking lot, and the Gas station across the street, know they have some "toughies" in that area ...

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles 2009

  • Merchants, sharing that parking lot, and the Gas station across the street, know they have some "toughies" in that area ...

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles 2009

  • How's a newcomer to know that, though? flaming nora, what do you do for a living?! are you living in some narnia world where you are served tea by fawns or summit if a forum makes you tough?!?! having said that, a number of internet warrior "toughies" probably got a semi reading your post.!

    Toytown Germany - Germany feed 2009

  • Merchants, sharing that parking lot, and the Gas station across the street, know they have some "toughies" in that area ...

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles 2009

  • To the Editor: The "toughies" discussed by Ron Lieber ( "'Daddy, Are We Rich?' and Other

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The Scarlet Knights have a shot at being this season's Connecticut—they're 2-0 in Big East play after surprisingly burying Pittsburgh Saturday, and they get all of the conference toughies West Virginia, South Florida and Cincinnati at home.

    Top 25: It's a Relative Term Darren Everson 2011

  • Glennie said: “‘… the speakers have a personal commitment to the communication …’ The toughest of all the toughies?”.

    C is for Communicative « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • The amazing thing about today's Dizzee Rascal is how at ease the once surly delinquent seems in all sorts of company, be it the toughies at the gym, working the crowd at Glastonbury, winning a Brit in a tux, or joshing with Prince Harry (and threatening to punch him in the face in the process).

    Dizzee Rascal: Fight to the top 2010

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