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title: "that's tough · GenZ Decoded"
description: "that's tough: A reply to someone else's bad news, meaning that is rough or that sucks. Said flatly it becomes mock sympathy rather than real sympathy."
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# that's tough

Gen Z[#reaction](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/reaction/)

**Meaning.** A reply to someone else's bad news, meaning that is rough or that sucks. Said flatly it becomes mock sympathy rather than real sympathy.

See it in a sentence

You left your charger at home? That's tough.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    that's tough,[womp womp](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/womp-womp/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    [tough shit](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tough-shit/)

- Plain English

    reply to someone else's bad news, meaning that is rough or that sucks

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## Related slang

- [that ain't it](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/that-ain-t-it/): That is unacceptable, wrong, or off; a clear signal you do not approve.
- [that’s my bag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/that-s-my-bag/): That is something that fits one's taste, interest, or way of feeling.
- [tough shit](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tough-shit/): A blunt way of saying you have no sympathy and the problem is theirs to deal with.
- [tweakin](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tweakin/): Acting irrationally, overreacting, or making no sense.

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