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tomboy

[tom-boi] / ˈtɒmˌbɔɪ /
NOUN
boyish girl
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Tracye, who describes herself as the tomboy of the group, reminisces on being dressed as what she calls a little jester one year.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

She is the consummate cool girl: 33 years old, both a total hottie and a total tomboy, unable to do things like make a real meal or read a book.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2024

But I always felt a particular closeness to Queen Latifah, maybe because she's from Jersey and I'm from Philly, but also because I was a tomboy when I was young.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2023

So, I always considered myself a tomboy, but I still like to dress up and be sparkly with rhinestones and glitter and fringe and all that kind of stuff.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

Mother claims I have the manners of a wild animal myself, as I am a tomboy, but I never fail to be respectful of my father’s garden.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Born 10 years earlier, we would have been called tomboys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

The sisters, who were "tomboys from the time we were little kids", were "constantly reminded we don't fit in," says Alisa.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023

Next, they discuss tomboys, jumping off of a recent New York Times op-ed.

From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2020

Growing up in Northern California’s Grass Valley, Streicher and her sisters were self-described tomboys who never spent that long getting ready.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019

Child as he was, his propensities were too much limited by the bounds of the town-house and garden, and the society of his sisters, one too old and one too young to serve as tomboys.

From The Young Step-Mother by Charlotte Mary Yonge


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