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tough guy

  • as inruffian
  • as ingoon
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Synonyms for tough guy

noun hoodlum
  • delinquent
  • goon
  • brute
  • bully
  • criminal
  • gangster
  • hood
  • hooligan
  • mobster
  • punk
  • rioter
  • rowdy
  • thug
  • troublemaker
  • tough guy

More words related to tough guy

goon

noun. ruffian
  • bozo
  • bruiser
  • dope
  • gorilla
  • hood
  • hooligan
  • jerk
  • lummox
  • moron
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • sap
  • strong-arm
  • thug
  • tough guy

ruffian

noun. hoodlum
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