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tomboy

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈtɒm.bɔɪ/
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/ˈtɒm.bɔɪ/ · /ˈtɑm.bɔɪ/

Definition of tomboy

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.
    “His sister, his dearest and only playmate, is a tomboy at heart.”
    ““When you have a little girl like mine who is obsessed with the ocean and giant squids and insect infestations in homes, she’s considered weird or odd or a tomboy when in fact, science and things like that should be considered girly.””
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noun

  1. A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.
    “His sister, his dearest and only playmate, is a tomboy at heart.”
    ““When you have a little girl like mine who is obsessed with the ocean and giant squids and insect infestations in homes, she’s considered weird or odd or a tomboy when in fact, science and things like that should be considered girly.””
  2. (obsolete)A rude, boisterous boy.
  3. (obsolete)An immodest or bold woman.
  4. (Philippines, colloquial)A butch lesbian.

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Etymology

From tom + boy. First attested in Ralph Roister Doister (published 1567, written circa 1552), where it is used to describe a boisterous girl; the OED says the citation is…

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From tom + boy. First attested in Ralph Roister Doister (published 1567, written circa 1552), where it is used to describe a boisterous girl; the OED says the citation is however "generally taken" to mean a boisterous boy, and says that a use in The Old Law (published 1656, thought to have been written circa 1599) "certainly" means a boy: "must young court-tits / play tomboys' tricks with her?" By 1579 it was attested in the meaning "an immodest woman", and by no later than 1592 it had developed its modern meaning of a “girl who acts like a boy”.

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