"tough shit" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} tough shit
  1. (moderately vulgar) An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune. Synonyms: tough luck, tough titty, tough tuchus, tough toodles, tough cookies, hard cheese Related terms: shit out of luck Translations (too bad): Scheißpech [neuter] (German), Pech gehabt (German)
    Sense id: en-tough_shit-en-intj-j5tkzU10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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