tough guy

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Noun tough guy has 1 sense

tough guy(n = noun.person) plug-ugly - someone who bullies weaker people; Array

is a kind of bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo

has particulars: ted, teddy boy

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THESAURUS

tough guy

Antaeus, Atlas, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Charles Atlas, Cyclops, Goliath, Hercules, Mafioso, Polyphemus, Samson, Superman, Tarzan, Titan, Young Turk, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bomber, brute, bully, bullyboy, colossus, demon, devil, dragon, fiend, fire-eater, firebrand, fury, giant, goon, gorilla, gunsel, hardnose, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhound, hellion, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, incendiary, killer, mad dog, madcap, monster, mugger, muscle man, powerhouse, rapist, revolutionary, savage, she-wolf, spitfire, stalwart, strong man, strong-arm man, termagant, terror, terrorist, the mighty, the strong, tiger, tigress, tough, tower of strength, ugly customer, violent, virago, vixen, wild beast, witch, wolf

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