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tomboy
[tom-boi]
noun
an energetic, sometimes boisterous girl whose behavior and pursuits, especially in games and sports, are considered more typical of boys than of girls.
tomboy
/ ˈɒˌɔɪ /
noun
a girl who acts or dresses in a boyish way, liking rough outdoor activities
Other Word Forms
- tomboyish adjective
- tomboyishly adverb
- tomboyishness noun
- ˈٴdzˌDz⾱ adverb
- ˈٴdzˌDz⾱Ա noun
- ˈٴdzˌDz⾱ adjective
Example Sentences
"I thought I was the tomboy, the only girl that played in the football team, then this little upstart popped up," Westbury tells BBC Sport.
Her father wanted a more conventionally feminine daughter, while Willis was happier as a tomboy.
It made us sissies and tomboys, villains and monsters, tragic victims and sexless bystanders for decades before the relatively recent, hard-won introduction of complex, multilayered queer leads.
She is the consummate cool girl: 33 years old, both a total hottie and a total tomboy, unable to do things like make a real meal or read a book.
Ever the curious tomboy, I asked, “Is that an old temple?”
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