1. when a situation becomes
tough or unnecessarily ridiculous, to the point where it'
s humorous or amusing;
2. a tough situation usually created by self-clumsiness, though sometimes to no fault of one'
s own
Me: "I was really needing to
pee so I went for a tinkle on the side of the
street. As it turns out, there was a cop driving right by me at the
time and took me in."
Friend: "Darn, that's toughington."