: a girl who behaves in a manner usually considered boyish
tomboyishness
noun
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Yoo wears round wire-frame glasses and sweeps his dark hair back; Schat describes herself as a tomboy and keeps her hair in a pixie cut.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
The artist’s ability to straddle the line between tomboy inclinations and ultra-glam moments is what has always attracted me to her style.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 Aug. 2025
This time, in a freakier twist, Anna — who’s planning to marry single dad Eric (Manny Jacinto) — swaps bodies with her 15-year-old daughter Harper (Julia Butters), whose tomboy surfer aesthetic centers on her signature beanie and overalls.
—Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025
Just ask the three tomboys who don’t conform to societal expectations and meet a trans woman called Fantasy in, yes, Fantasy, the feature directorial debut of Slovenian musician and director Kukla.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
The artist’s ability to straddle the line between tomboy inclinations and ultra-glam moments is what has always attracted me to her style.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 Aug. 2025
This time, in a freakier twist, Anna — who’s planning to marry single dad Eric (Manny Jacinto) — swaps bodies with her 15-year-old daughter Harper (Julia Butters), whose tomboy surfer aesthetic centers on her signature beanie and overalls.
—Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025
Just ask the three tomboys who don’t conform to societal expectations and meet a trans woman called Fantasy in, yes, Fantasy, the feature directorial debut of Slovenian musician and director Kukla.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Tomboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tomboy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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