tomboy

tom·boy | \ ˈtäm-ˌbȯi

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Definition of tomboy

: a girl who behaves in a manner usually considered boyish

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Recent Examples on the Web Nats, intense and porcelain-skinned, is a lifelong tomboy. — James Reginato, Town & Country, "Outrageous Fortune: Nats, August, and Gigi Gorgeous Getty Are Not Your Typical Old-Money Scions," 14 Jan. 2020 Witherspoon stars as Dani Trant, a young tomboy, coming of age in Louisiana in the summer of 1957. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Reese Witherspoon remembers 'magical' summer making her first movie – and kissing a boy on screen," 30 Jan. 2020 Her older sister, Rose (Lucille Bremer), is hoping her long-distance boyfriend will propose to her, and sister Tootie (O'Brien) is a tomboy with a wild imagination who is always getting into trouble. — Susan King, chicagotribune.com, "Margaret O’Brien on the magic of Judy Garland and ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’ 75 years ago," 5 Dec. 2019 The singer who was able to code-switch from tomboy to ultra-glam is still the blueprint for women’s streetwear. — Nandi Howard, Essence, "10 Of Our Favorite Fashion Moments From Aaliyah," 16 Jan. 2020 To the untrained eye, I might be pegged for a tomboy. — Washington Post, "We are an LGBTQ family. Please don’t ask us awkward personal questions at holiday parties.," 12 Dec. 2019 She was raised on a hay farm and very much a tomboy. — CBS News, "Patrick Frazee sentenced: Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth gets justice a year after Thanksgiving Day killing," 23 Nov. 2019 Sherry is described as a tomboy who enjoyed farm work in 1984 and knew how to drive a tractor. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "Gone without a trace? Misery, mystery linger in these Alabama missing child cases," 12 Nov. 2019 Actress Julie Harris was nominated for an Academy Award in her big-screen debut playing the awkward, 12-year-old tomboy Frankie Adams in the 1952 film. — John Benson, cleveland, "Beck Center for the Arts spotlights racism and gender identity in ‘The Member of the Wedding’," 30 Sep. 2019

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“Tomboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tomboy. Accessed 1 Jun. 2020.

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