slang An interjection indicating that one has no sympathy for the situation another person is in or how that person feels about it. A: "When you said I'd be getting a car for my birthday, I didn't think it would be some beat-up old van like this!" B: "Well, that's tough! You should be thankful to have a car at all!" A: "Ugh, I don't want to get up so early, I feel terrible." B: "That's tough! If you want to drink yourself silly, then that's the price you pay."