tomboy
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definition
noun
It's still cute for a girl to be a tomboy , but a terrible insult to call a boy a sissy.
a girl who enjoys rough, noisy activities traditionally associated with boys.
example
I've known Chastity since she was young, and this girl was a total 'tomboy' .
It sounds stupid, but I wanted to show him I could be a girl too, not just a 'tomboy' .
It's still cute for a girl to be a 'tomboy' , but a terrible insult to call a boy a sissy.
The eldest of three children, she had two brothers and was a regular 'tomboy' , but always envisioned herself as a dancer.
I was a bit of a 'tomboy' and fancied myself one of the lads.
It's occurring to me that if I were a kid, I'd be considered something of a 'tomboy' .
Betty admits to being a 'tomboy' and says she found break times more fun playing boys' games.
It's a really hard thing for a girl to do, especially if you're not a 'tomboy' .
I was quite the 'tomboy' and spent whole days climbing trees with my brothers.
It would be fair to describe Chloe as a 'tomboy' and I think the activities Scouts do will suit her.
Sure I may like boy things and I don't always dress like the prettiest of girls but I am not a 'tomboy' .
He would never consider her next to any of these girls; she was just a fun 'tomboy' to chill with.
When she was little, she wanted to be a boy, like so many girls brought up in the 1950s with the 'tomboys' Jo in Little Women and George in The Famous Five as role models.
She offered a charming portrait of the heroine in the first two acts, alternating with total believability between 'tomboyishness' and grave shyness, and dancing as well as acting both.
We are a culture that now cherishes our adventurous, aggressive 'tomboys' but balks at boys who cry, nurture, and listen to chick flick soundtracks.
At 49, she's still striking - squint and you can glimpse the 'tomboyish' , natural-looking sexual ingénue of the movies - but is quick to point out it that it could have all been very different.
The biological theory is based on evidence that high levels of the male hormone testosterone are associated with high levels of aggression in boys and 'tomboyishness' in girls.
Lots of seven to 10-year-olds are 'tomboys' , into male-style adventure.
Yes, 'tomboyish' girls are cute, but isn't it an insult to call a woman mannish?
Tailored replica kits, specially-designed leisure wear and even lingerie are all catering for the female fan base and dispelling the myth that girls who like sport are 'tomboys' with short hair who don't like being feminine.
They were two versions of the perfect middle England everychild, one 'tomboyish' , smart and dark-haired, the other quieter and fair.
Summer is a great time for 'tomboys' , with all that tree-climbing and outdoor sport.
She's girly and 'tomboyish' at the same time - like when she shows me that she had her legs waxed and then explains that she did it because she can't be bothered shaving.
Research on 'tomboys' suggests that most do not reject traditionally female activities but rather embrace traditionally male ones.
But what she lacks in intellectual spark is more than made up for by her tireless 'tomboyishness' .
During her early years when her 'tomboyishness' caused some kids to pick on her, she developed an inferiority complex when it came to her looks.
Girly, feminine and mostly floral, this season one particular item of clothing will have 'tomboys' quaking in their boots: the dress.
At my early age, I was very 'tomboyish' , into long-distance running and playing basketball.
Mother's attempts at raising us as proper young girls had transformed us into disobedient 'tomboys' .
The article's author figured that there were two ways of writing sexism into one's characters: stereotypical femininity and its mirror opposite, stereotypical 'tomboyishness' .
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