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Tough vs Bogart - What's the difference?

tough | bogart |

In context|slang|lang=en terms the difference between tough and bogart

is that tough is (slang) (used to indicate lack of sympathy) while bogart is (slang) to get something by bullying, intimidation; be a tough guy.

As nouns the difference between tough and bogart

is that tough is a person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully while bogart is (slang) a very long inhalation of smoke, particularly marijuana.

As verbs the difference between tough and bogart

is that tough is to endure while bogart is (slang) to selfishly take or keep something; to hog; especially to hold a joint (marijuana) dangling between the lips instead of passing it on.

As a adjective tough

is strong and resilient; sturdy.

As a interjection tough

is (slang) (used to indicate lack of sympathy).

tough

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Strong and resilient; sturdy.
    • The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.
  • (of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
    • To soften a tough cut of meat, the recipe suggested simmering it for hours.
  • Rugged or physically hardy.
    • Only a tough species will survive in the desert.
  • Stubborn.
    • He had a reputation as a tough negotiator.
  • (of weather etc) Harsh or severe.
  • Rowdy or rough.
    • A bunch of the tough boys from the wrong side of the tracks threatened him.
  • Difficult or demanding.
    • This is a tough crowd.
  • (material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.

    • Derived terms

    * do it tough * hang tough * supertough * tough call * tough case * tough cookie * tough crowd * tough love * tough luck * tough-minded * tough nut to crack * tough row to hoe * tough shit * tough titty * tough toodles * tough tuchus * toughen * toughie * toughish * toughly * toughness * toughy * ultratough *

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang) (Used to indicate lack of sympathy)
    • If you don't like it, tough !

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
    • They were doing fine until they encountered a bunch of toughs from the opposition.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To endure.
  • To toughen.

    • Derived terms

    * tough it out * tough out

    Anagrams

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    bogart

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A very long inhalation of smoke, particularly marijuana.
    • He took a huge bogart from the joint before finally passing it on.
  • (slang) Excess.
    • There are over two dozen related terms for station? What a bogart !
  • (slang) One given to excess, whether good or ill.
    • Smith is the writer, director, star and producer. What a bogart !
  • (slang) An obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an attention hog.
    • He walked in, swiped my beer off the table and chugged it. I said “Dude, don’t be a bogart ”, but he didn’t care.
  • (slang) A disappointment.
    • Then right in the middle of their best song, the power went out? That’s a bogart .
  • (slang) The first cup of brewed coffee collected from under the coffee filter. Also, a cup of very strong coffee, much the same as espresso.
    • Would you like a cup of bogart now or would you rather wait for the coffee to finish brewing?

    Synonyms

    * (long inhalation) Bogart drag

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) To selfishly take or keep something; to hog; especially to hold a joint (marijuana) dangling between the lips instead of passing it on.
    • Dude, don’t bogart the chocolate fudge!
    Don’t bogart the can, man.
  • (slang) To get something by bullying, intimidation; be a tough guy.
    • He tried to bogart his way in.

    Quotations

    An early, prominent use of the term in reference to hogging a joint (marijuana cigarette) appeared in the lyrics of the song “Don’t Bogart Me” by the American band (Season 5, Episode 10), Patrick Jane, a consultant with the "CBI," informs a tobacco company that "someone bogarted your stash" of Marijuana.

    Synonyms

    * (selfishly keep) (l)