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tomboy

[ tom-boi ]

noun

  1. an energetic, sometimes boisterous girl whose behavior and pursuits, especially in games and sports, are considered more typical of boys than of girls.


tomboy

/ ˈtɒmˌbɔɪ /

noun

  1. a girl who acts or dresses in a boyish way, liking rough outdoor activities


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Derived Forms

  • ˈtomˌboyishness, noun
  • ˈtomˌboyishly, adverb
  • ˈtomˌboyish, adjective

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Other Words From

  • tomboyish adjective
  • tomboyish·ly adverb
  • tomboyish·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tomboy1

First recorded in 1545–55; Tom + boy

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Example Sentences

There are many others getting their footing, like Androgyny and Original Tomboy, all manly duds for anyone.

Or, in their words, the “independent tomboy improviser girl.”

Harding played the role of tomboy athlete, which was not a traditional female figure skating archetype.

But the traditional ice skating establishment was immune to her tomboy charms.

Somehow, the tomboy from Love & Basketball and the rest of the cast had to be convinced to return.

It was no longer the laughing tomboy of the bobbed hair and short skirts, but a woman whose eyes were on a level with mine.

I suppose I always seemed pretty young to him and a kind of tomboy.

She had been a sad romp in her day, and every prank of her tomboy girlhood stood her in good stead now.

She had been haunted by the awful consciousness that she was a 'Tomboy.'

I would do all he did, and I must have been a famous tomboy.

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