TOUGHIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does toughie mean? 

• TOUGHIE (noun)
  The noun TOUGHIE has 2 senses:

1. an aggressive and violent young criminal

2. a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem

  Familiarity information: TOUGHIE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOUGHIE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An aggressive and violent young criminal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

goon; hood; hoodlum; punk; strong-armer; thug; tough; toughie

Hypernyms ("toughie" is a kind of...):

criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toughie"):

bully (a hired thug)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A particularly difficult or baffling question or problem

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

poser; sticker; stumper; toughie

Hypernyms ("toughie" is a kind of...):

problem (a question raised for consideration or solution)