tough shit

interjection

An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.

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tough lucktough tittytough tuchustough toodlestough cookieshard cheese
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Meanings

interjection
  1. moderately vulgarAn unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.

    Synonyms: tough luck, tough titty, tough tuchus, tough toodles, tough cookies, hard cheese

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionAn unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.

Similar
tough lucktough tittytough tuchustough toodlestough cookieshard cheese
Also see
hard cheesestiff shitsucks to be youtough breaktough cookiestough tittytough toodlestough tuchus

Translations

German Scheißpech, Pech gehabt
  • Scheißpechtoo bad
  • Pech gehabttoo bad
Italian cazzi tuoi, e 'sti cazzi
  • cazzi tuoitoo bad
  • e 'sti cazzitoo bad
  • attaccati al cazzotoo bad
Cite this entry
APA

tough shit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20shit

MLA

“tough shit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20shit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tough shit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20shit.

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