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rough stuff
noun
, Informal.
- violence, as physical assault, torture or shooting.
- unnecessary violence or infractions of the rules, as in sports.
- blatant vulgarity or obscenity.
rough stuff
noun
- informal.violence
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rough stuff1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
But there were no beatings, no waterboarding, no rough stuff at all.
From The Daily Beast
It's good practice for the rough stuff to come, when we blast out!
From Project Gutenberg
As a matter of fact, they did it rather violently—a good deal more like movie rough stuff than the real thing.
From Project Gutenberg
I know exactly what is inside—rough stuff, bought to maintain my disguise as a vaquero, but all the better for present purposes.
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Usually the boys who do the rough stuff in a case like this know little of what is really going on.
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You never heard of me starting any rough stuff when there was a pinch coming off, did you?
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