roughie
- noun
- /ˈrʌfi/
- Offensive
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matón
- The shopkeeper was afraid of the local roughie who often threatened customers.
Examples
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No one wanted to confront the roughie who caused trouble at every event.
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After dark, a group of roughies gathered on the corner, making people nervous.
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That guy is a real roughie!
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He acts like a roughie at the bar.
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The neighborhood is safer now that the local roughie has been arrested for his aggressive behavior.
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She avoided walking home alone at night because of the roughies who hang out on the street corner.
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Even the strongest athletes were intimidated by the roughie who always bullied them during practices.
Synonyms
301
3.2
A person who scares or hurts people who are weaker
244
4.9
A violent person who attacks or threatens others
143
4.2
A man who acts strong to scare people
94
7.9
A very cruel and violent person who hurts others
60
5.1
A person or animal who is cruel and violent
11
6.3
A person who repeatedly bothers, threatens, or scares others
9
8.3
A person who acts very tough and reckless in arguments or fights
8
6.2
A person who fights roughly in places like bars
7
4.0
A person who makes a lot of noise and causes trouble in a group
5
7.5
A person who is strong and may threaten or hurt others
3
8.6
A person who acts violently and often starts fights
1
7.8
A person who attacks someone physically
1
9.9
A person who uses threats or force to control people for a political group
A young person who is violent and often breaks the law
A young person who uses threats or physical force to steal from people
A person who uses aggressive, unfair methods to win in business or politics
A person who behaves roughly and makes trouble
How Aggressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Roughie comes from rough 'violent' plus the informal ending -ie, like a nickname. So a roughie is a person who acts violently or bullies and scares other people.