Definition
Too bad (for one); the outcome that one desires is not likely to change.
Also Said As
- tough luck
- hard cheese
- shit out of luck
- tough bananas
- tough shit
- tough sledding
- tough tarts
- tough titties
- tough titty
- tough toodles
- tough tuchus
How People Actually Use It
Replying with the phrase "tough cookies" to a statement, is a way of displaying your sympathy in a young hip manor. See also "Tough luck".
"A: "My mom just died." B: "Tough cookies.""
Source: Urban Dictionary