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tough-guyness

tough-guyness noun: the quality or condition of being a tough guy.

Noun

tough-guyness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or condition of being a tough guy.
    • In the face of his pictureperfect cowboy persona, Andi was aware of her own inadequate tough-guyness.2014, Cheryl Harper, A Minute on the Lips

Origin of tough-guyness

From tough guy + -ness.

Questions about tough-guyness

What does tough-guyness mean?
Tough-guyness means the quality or condition of being a tough guy.
What part of speech is tough-guyness?
Tough-guyness is a noun.

Words near tough-guyness in the dictionary

  1. tough tushie
  2. tough tushies
  3. tough-cake
  4. tough-cakes
  5. tough-guy
  6. tough-guyness
  7. tough-love
  8. tough-loved
  9. tough-loves
  10. tough-loving
  11. tough-minded

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