tomboy

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Recent Examples of tomboy It’s never been plausible to portray the luminous Russell as an unkempt tomboy who can’t be bothered to brush her hair. Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024 The dialogue between masculine and feminine was one of the most present trends, alternating romantic flower prints and baby-doll apparel as seen at Chloé, Loewe, Acne, Dries Van Noten; and tomboy to mannish attitude and clothes such as Saint Laurent and Loewe. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024 This is pretty much Bieber’s off-duty template: a sort of fledgling tomboy that might have played the anti-hero in a ’90s coming-of-age movie. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2024 Most readers remember Wilbur and Charlotte, but there’s another central character in White’s story: Fern Arable, a tomboy with pigtails and a special bond with animals. Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tomboy
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Noun
  • The dark brown pixie cut wasn't the only interesting beauty moment from the campaign — Zendaya completed the sci-fi look with prosthetic, elf-like ears — similar to those seen on Star Trek's Vulcans — to add an extraterrestrial twist to the shoot.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • From Taylor Russell’s gamine look to a sideburn-heavy cut on Jodie Turner-Smith, pixie cuts have long been trending among Hollywood actresses.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Gamine Cut Similar to Josephine Baker, gamine cuts have been seen on actresses like Taylor Russell and Zoe Kravitz, with this specific look being popularized by a 1950s Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday.
    Essence, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Whether sophisticated and androgynous or soft and gamine, the best pixie cut can be adapted and styled to suit any individual mood.
    Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In director Steve Pink’s sci-fi romp Hot Tub Time Machine, Stan played the typical ’80s bully Blaine, who terrorizes a group of friends (John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke) who travel back in time to their teen years at a 1986 ski resort.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The 10-episode romp, debuting on the streamer on April 16, stars and is produced by Oyelowo.
    Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Tomboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomboy. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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