toughie

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toughie

/ˈtʌfi/

Rhymes with -ʌfi

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From tough + -ie.

noun toughies · toughy

informal Something that is tough, or difficult. His question is a toughie. I might have to do some more research.
Someone or something that is strong and resilient. Sansevieria and aspidistra are two old houseplant toughies that make good indoor choices.
A tough; Someone or something that acts as a thug or bully. The liberal states, in the present situation, are the "softies"; the Fascist states are the "toughies". And the toughies are always able to get away with "murder" until the softies become tough.

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@misc{toughie_2026,
  title = {toughie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toughie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}