tough-guyness

noun

tough-guyness

noun

Etymology From tough guy + -ness.

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:

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