Noun toughie has 2 senses
- hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer - an aggressive and violent young criminal
--1 is a kind of criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
- poser, stumper, toughie, sticker - a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
--2 is a kind of problem
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