Usually means: Displays strength, resilience, and intimidation.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. tough guy: Collins English Dictionary
  2. tough guy: Vocabulary.com
  3. tough-guy: Wordnik
  4. tough-guy, tough guy: Wiktionary
  5. tough guy: Dictionary.com
  6. The Tough Guy, Tough Guy (film), Tough Guy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. tough guy: Rhymezone
  8. tough guy: FreeDictionary.org
  9. tough guy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. tough guy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. tough guy: Idioms

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. tough guy: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. tough guy: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. tough guy: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (tough guy)

▸ noun:  (set phrase, sarcastic or humorous, mildly derogatory) A man known for his physical and/or emotional resilience.

Similar:
plug-ugly, bruiser, toughie, stalwart, badass, hard nail, strongman, mensch, esprit fort, tank, more...

Opposite:
wimp, weakling, softie, vulnerable, delicate

Types:
enforcer, bouncer, bodyguard, hitman, mafioso, gangster, mobster, more...

Phrases:
mean tough guy, unscrupulous tough guy, tough guy attitude, sentimental tough guy, more...

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Similar:
plug-ugly, bruiser, toughie, stalwart, badass, hard nail, strongman, mensch, esprit fort, tank, more...

Opposite:
wimp, weakling, softie, vulnerable, delicate

Types:
enforcer, bouncer, bodyguard, hitman, mafioso, gangster, mobster, more...

Phrases:
mean tough guy, unscrupulous tough guy, tough guy attitude, sentimental tough guy, more...



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