tough titty said the kitty

== English == === Etymology === Chosen for the rhyme. The image is of a kitten suckling at the mother cat's teat, hence the references to milk in the extended variants. First use appears c. 1974. See citation below. === Interjection === tough titty said the kitty (humorous) Synonym of tough titty (“hard luck; too bad”). ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes further elaborated into various phrases involving milk: "tough titty said the kitty..." but the milk sure tastes good but the milk's still good but the milk tastes fine when the milk went dry; etc.