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."