rough stuff

noun, Informal.

violence, as physical assault, torture or shooting.

unnecessary violence or infractions of the rules, as in sports.

blatant vulgarity or obscenity.

Origin

1885-90

Examples from the web for rough stuff

Simply put, it was more confident on the rough stuff.
Most of the information coming across the wire is pretty rough stuff, but there have been some lighter moments.
Rather than chase would-be criminals, these citizen crime watchers are expected to let trained officers handle the rough stuff.
It featured powerhouse teams from each conference, tight checking, rough stuff after whistles and strong goaltending.
It's the rough stuff, the kind that tickles your ribs.
The left side has some rocks, holes, and rough stuff.
Either do that or go to the left where there la plenty of the rough stuff, also a few trees and here and there a quarry.

British Dictionary definitions for rough stuff

noun

(informal) violence

Slang definitions & phrases for rough stuff

noun phrase

Physical violence; mayhem: have graduated from the ''rough stuff'' class (1913+)
Obscenity; profanity; porn (1950s+)