Definitions

toughie

[tuhf-ee] / ˈtʌf i /

NOUN

tough

Synonyms

STRONG

bruiser brute bully criminal gangster goon hood hoodlum hooligan mug punk rough roughneck rowdy ruffian thug villain

Example Sentences

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The film profiles Toughie - the last living Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2022

Toughie was captured in Panama in 2005 by conservationists attempting to save as many amphibians as possible from chytrid fungus, a skin disease that can have a 100% mortality rate among frogs.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2017

Toughie was photographed in his captive home at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

From National Geographic

Set the uplift-minded Armorel and the hairy-chested Toughie to living in one of the meanest streets of one of London's slums, and the stew is likely to become too thick to stir.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mandica's son, then a two-year-old, dubbed the last survivor Toughie.

From National Geographic