Meanings
- idiomaticuncountablevulgarUsed to acknowledge a listener's misfortune while denying them sympathy.
Synonyms: tough, tough break, tough luck, tough cookies, tough shit, tough titties, tough tuchus, tough toodles
Synonyms & antonyms
nounUsed to acknowledge a listener's misfortune while denying them sympathy.
Cite this entry
tough titty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20titty
“tough titty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20titty. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tough titty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20titty.
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