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Tough Disorderly And Without Love

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noun

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

verb

• Acting like a criminal or antisocially but with positive connotations

22%9Tough love practitioner
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21%10 A person who offers tough love
noun

• a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly

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