Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tuffie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tuffie
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of toughie (a tough person)

Example Sentences

"1967-1968, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure One big tuffie stood there actin like Joe Coolie 'r sumthin."

Inflected Forms

tuffies (plural)

Questions

What does tuffie mean?: Alternative spelling of toughie (a tough person)

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