tough guys
Not easily intimidated
Tough guys are men who project physical strength, fearlessness, or emotional hardness—whether genuinely or as performance.
The term can be admiring tough guys who survived the Depression, neutral action movies full of tough guys, or mocking a bunch of tough guys who've never been in a real fight.
The plural form often carries skepticism about whether the toughness is authentic.
- bruiserLarge, intimidating fighter
- brawlerHabitual fist-fighter
- hardboiledTough, cynical fiction style
- no nonsenseSerious and efficient
- warriorOne skilled in combat
intimidating · muscleman · strong arm · martial arts · enforcer · plug-ugly · hard man · stalwart · fearless · takes no prisoners · gladiator · action hero · hitman · vigilante · omertà · machismo · iron fist · combatant
- tough guysthug, thugs, enforcer, enforcers, bruiser
- thugsthugs, goons, heavies, brutes, ruffians
- Action Moviesaction movies, action films, action scenes, action stars, explosions
- masculinitymanhood, machismo, masculinity, manliness, alpha male
tough guyspushovers
Those easily persuaded
weaklings · wimps · softies · milquetoasts · cream puffs
tough guysdoormats
Threshold foot-wipers
pushovers · patsies · suckers · victims · easy marks
tough guyscrybabies
Excessive complainers
mama's boys · softies · bleeding hearts · sweethearts · nice guys
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