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tough guy

noun as in goon

noun as in ruffian

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Example Sentences

He is a make-believe tough guy, built out of special effects and the comedic acting skills of Bruce Willis.

From Salon

Cal is a tough guy but also not of this world.

Or they see a heroic tough guy who’s standing up for them, who responded to an assassination attempt with a cry of ‘fight, fight, fight!”

From Salon

“Because he’s a tough guy to get down.”

"A lot of men seem to think that Donald Trump is some kind of tough guy. He’s not," he said.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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