English Explanatory Dictionary

tough titty said the kitty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Synonym of tough titty (“hard luck; too bad”).

Word forms

tough titty said the kitty

Etymology

Chosen for the rhyme. The image is of a kitten suckling at the mother cat's teat, hence the references to milk in the extended variants. First use appears c. 1974. See citation below.

Synonyms

tough titty
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