toughie

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
toughie
    n 1: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hood},
         {hoodlum}, {goon}, {punk}, {thug}, {tough}, {toughie},
         {strong-armer}]
    2: a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
       [syn: {poser}, {stumper}, {toughie}, {sticker}]
    

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