rough stuff

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhf stuhf]
- /rʌf stʌf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhf stuhf]
- /rʌf stʌf/

Definitions of rough stuff words

noun rough stuff violence, as physical assault, torture or shooting. 1
noun rough stuff unnecessary violence or infractions of the rules, as in sports. 1
noun rough stuff blatant vulgarity or obscenity. 1
noun rough stuff physical violence 1
noun rough stuff violence 0

See all 5 definitions of rough stuff

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Origin of rough stuff

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rough stuff

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rough stuff

rough stuff popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rough stuff usage trend in Literature

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