tough-guy

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a tough guy.

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Meanings

adjectivetough-guy (comparative more tough-guy, superlative most tough-guy)

comparative more tough-guy · superlative most tough-guy

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a tough guy.

    He had quite a high-pitched voice but was talking tough-guy stuff, a bit too tough-guy, signalling danger.

    2011, Fred Vargas, An Uncertain Place: A Commissaire Adamsberg Mystery
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APA

tough-guy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough-guy

MLA

“tough-guy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough-guy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tough-guy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough-guy.

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