Rugged middle english 1100 1500 6.
Rugged individualism thesaurus.
Another word for individualism.
ˈrʌgəd having long narrow shallow depressions as grooves or wrinkles in the surface.
The phrase is often associated with policies of the republican party and was widely used by the republican president herbert hoover.
Rugged individualism the belief that all individuals or nearly all individuals can succeed on their own and that government help for people should be minimal.