Meanings
noun
- idiomaticToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve.
Synonyms: tough luck, tough cookies, tough shit, tough titty, tough titties, tough toodles, hard cheese
Synonyms & antonyms
nounToo bad (for you); the outcome one desires is not likely to evolve.
Origin
Probably an ellipsis of "It/that/this is/'will be' tough tuchus for you."
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APA
tough tuchus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20tuchus
MLA
“tough tuchus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20tuchus. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tough tuchus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20tuchus.
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