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Toughness In materials science and metallurgy, toughness is the ability of a material to absorb energy and plastically deform without fracturing.Machismo Machismo (; ; ; ) is the sense of being " manly" and self-reliant, a concept associated with "a strong sense of masculine pride: an exaggerated masculinity". Machismo is a term originating in the early 1930s and 1940s best defined as hav ...

, prominently exhibited or excessive masculinity *

Psychological resilience Psychological resilience is the ability to cope mentally or emotionally with a crisis or to return to pre-crisis status quickly. The term was coined in the 1970s by a psychologist named Emmy E. Werner as she conducted a forty year long study of ...

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Allen Tough Allen Tough (January 6, 1936 – 27 April, 2012) was a Canadian educator and researcher. Widely known as a futurist, scientist, and author, Tough was Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto at the time of his death. He made major contri ...

(1936–2012), Canadian academic *

Dave Tough Dave Tough (April 26, 1907 – December 9, 1948) was an American jazz drummer associated with Dixieland and swing jazz in the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Born in Oak Park, Illinois, United States, Tough was a friend of Bud Freeman, who was p ...

(1907–1948), jazz drummer *

The Krankies The Krankies are a Scottish comedy duo who enjoyed success as a cabaret act in the 1970s and on television in the 1980s, featuring in their own television shows and making pop records. Since this period, they have also regularly appeared in pant ...

, Ian and Janette Tough *

Kathy Tough Kathy Tough (born February 22, 1969 in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired volleyball Player (game), player from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she ended up in tenth place with the Cana ...

(born 1969), Canadian volleyball player *

Kelly Tough __NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1981. ''Playboy'' magazine names their Playboy Playmate, Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January Karen Elaina Price (born July 17, 1960) is an American model, stun ...

(b. 1967), Canadian model and actress *

Paul Tough Paul Tough (born 1967) is a Canadian-American writer and broadcaster. He is perhaps best known for authoring the works ''Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America'' and ''How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and th ...

(born 1967), Canadian writer *

Jim Barry Jim "Tough" Barry (26 July 1893 – 17 October 1968) was an Irish people, Irish hurling and Gaelic football, football Manager (Gaelic games), trainer. In a career that lasted for forty years from 1926 until 1966 he trained the Cork county hurling ...

(c. 1891–1967), aka Tough Barry, Cork hurling coach

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* ''Tough'' (John Mayall album), 2009 * ''Tough'' (Kurtis Blow album), 1982 * ''Tough'' (Wishbone Ash album), 2008 * ''

Tough! ''Tough!'' is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1957 but not released on the Cadet label until 1966.

'', 1966 album by Art Blakey * "Tough" (Craig Morgan song), 2007 * "Tough" (Kellie Pickler song), 2011 * "Tough" (Lewis Capaldi song), 2018 * "Tough", 1960 single by

The Bill Smith Combo Tommy & The Tom Toms (later known as The Bill Smith Combo) was an American musical group from 1959 to 1962 playing rock and roll, rhythm & blues, and rockabilly. History The group first started with two guitars and drums, Eddie Wayne Hill on le ...

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* ''Tough'' (film) *

Kirkton of Tough Kirkton of Tough, usually shortened to Tough ( ), is a settlement in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland at . It is about southeast of Alford and from Edinburgh. Tough is where the Aberdeen Angus breed of cattle was first bred. The chur ...

, settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland * ''Tough'' (manga) * ''

The Tough ''The Tough'' ( arz, الفتوة ) is a 1957 Egyptian film directed by Salah Abouseif. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Farid Shawqi * Taheya Cariocca * Zaki Rostom * Tewfik El-Dekn * Mimi Shakeeb * Fak ...

'', 1957 Egyptian film *

T-ough Press {{primary sources, date=August 2015 T-ough Press is a "subterranean" publishing house based in the southern suburbs of Moscow. It was established by Alex Kervey. Kervey started the business when he found he could not get his own translations publi ...

, underground Russian publisher

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