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Noun: toughie  tú-fee
Usage: informal
  1. An aggressive and violent young criminal
    - hood [slang], hoodlum, goon [informal], punk [N. Amer, informal], thug, tough [informal], strong-armer
     
  2. A particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
    - poser, stumper, sticker

Derived forms: toughies

Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw, problem

Encyclopedia: Toughie

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