tomboy

  • 11tomboy — UK [ˈtɒmˌbɔɪ] / US [ˈtɑmˌbɔɪ] noun [countable] Word forms tomboy : singular tomboy plural tomboys a girl who takes part in activities and games that people think are more suitable for boys Derived word: tomboyish adjective …

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  • 12tomboy — Philippine English A boyish girl. A tomboy is almost always presumed to be a lesbian, although it may also refer to straight girls who act like boys (see Gay, above). The word is rarely used, if ever, for feminine looking lesbians …

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  • 13tomboy — [16] Tomboy originally denoted a ‘rude or boisterous boy’, but before the end of the 16th century it was being applied to a ‘girl who behaves like a boisterous boy’. Tom (the familiar form of Thomas) is presumably being used to denote ‘maleness’… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 14tomboy — [[t]tɒ̱mbɔɪ[/t]] tomboys N COUNT If you say that a girl is a tomboy, you mean that she likes playing rough or noisy games, or doing things that were traditionally considered to be things that boys enjoy …

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  • 15tomboy — noun (C) a girl who likes playing the same games as boys: I was just coming out of my tomboy stage …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16tomboy — /ˈtɒmbɔɪ / (say tomboy) noun an adventurous, athletic girl. {tom1 + boy} –tomboyish, adjective –tomboyishness, noun …

  • 17tomboy — [16] Tomboy originally denoted a ‘rude or boisterous boy’, but before the end of the 16th century it was being applied to a ‘girl who behaves like a boisterous boy’. Tom (the familiar form of Thomas) is presumably being used to denote ‘maleness’… …

    Word origins

  • 18Tomboy (software) — Tomboy Desarrollador …

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  • 19Tomboy (Software) — Tomboy Basisdaten …

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  • 20Tomboy (desambiguación) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término Tomboy puede tener los siguientes significados: Tomboy, una película cómica de 1985. Tomboy, una aplicación libre para hacer anotaciones. Tomboy, palabra en inglés cuyo significado en español es marimacho …

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