tough toodles

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tough toodles

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Probably an ellipsis of "It/that/this is/will be tough toodles for you."

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slang Too bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve.
Similar: tough luck, tough cookies, tough shit, tough titty, tough titties, tough tuchus, hard cheese

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"tough toodles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tough%20toodles. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tough toodles. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tough%20toodles

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"tough toodles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tough%20toodles.

BibTeX

@misc{tough_toodles_2026,
  title = {tough toodles},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tough%20toodles},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}