tough cookies

interjection

Too bad (for one); the outcome that one desires is not likely to change.

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tough luckhard cheeseshit out of lucktough bananastough shittough sleddingtough tartstough titties
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tough cookie
interjection
  1. idiomaticinformalToo bad (for one); the outcome that one desires is not likely to change.

    Synonyms: tough luck, hard cheese, shit out of luck, tough bananas, tough shit, tough sledding, tough tarts, tough titties

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionToo bad (for one); the outcome that one desires is not likely to change.

Similar
tough luckhard cheeseshit out of lucktough bananastough shittough sleddingtough tartstough tittiestough tittytough toodlestough tuchus
Also see
hard cheesestiff shittough bananastough breaktough shittough tacostough tartstough tittytough toodlestough tuchus

Translations

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tough cookies,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20cookies.

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