a way to describe an incident or occurence in life as troublesome, or in many cases, to express a generally fucked up state of living.
imagine the literal "tough shit", it's like a real burning case of the squirts, only as a metaphor for life. most commonly emphasized sarcastically, as to mock the seriousness of the situation.
Bob: I haven't slept in days, there's a terrible rash on my crotch, my car got impounded, some other guy is fucking my girlfriend, and I just lost my job.
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.