Definition of tomboy
: a girl who behaves in a manner usually considered boyish
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Hawke excels in the complicated and foundational role of Jo, the adventurous tomboy and de facto protagonist.
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In the miniseries she’s portrayed as a tomboy who grew up on a cattle station, and who fiercely resents the school’s efforts to refine her.
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Maya Thurman-Hawke plays Jo, and her ethereal, slightly alien beauty and forthright manner (both of which evoke her Hollywood lineage) pair well with literature’s most famous tomboy.
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As with the original Little Women, the latest television version opens with lead character and resident tomboy Jo bemoaning the idea of a Christmas without presents.
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At worst: a bully's target. The tomboy phenomenon is more than 400 years old and has gone from outsider to aspirational to anachronistic over the course of the 20th century; the tomgirl remains a nonstarter.
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Does Mark feel like a rehash of tomboy Darlene with a feint toward modern attitudes about gender roles?
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The two teen girls in the movie's title come from different worlds: Randy Dean is a rough-around-the-edges tomboy who works at a gas station and endures bullying in school that interferes with her grades.
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The designs have a little something for every type of gal: the preppy, paisley lover; the hippie, tribal gal; and even the tomboy cutie looking to don some boardshorts all season.
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First Known Use of tomboy
1566
TOMBOY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of tomboy for English Language Learners
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: a girl who enjoys things that people think are more suited to boys
TOMBOY Defined for Kids
Definition of tomboy for Students
: a girl who enjoys things that some people think are more suited to boys
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