tomboy

[US]/'tɒmbɒɪ/
[UK]/'tɑmbɔɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a girl who behaves like a boy, a playful and mischievous girl

Phrases & Collocations

tomboyish

Example Sentences

His daughter is a saucy tomboy.

I was a tomboy the majority of my life back in Barbados. I'm still a little tomboyish.

She is a tomboy who enjoys playing sports with the boys.

Despite her tomboy appearance, she is actually very girly at heart.

Growing up, she always felt more comfortable in jeans and t-shirts, a true tomboy.

Her tomboy nature made her stand out among her more traditionally feminine friends.

She embraced her tomboy style and refused to conform to societal expectations of femininity.

As a tomboy, she excelled in sports like basketball and soccer.

Her tomboy attitude often led people to underestimate her intelligence and capabilities.

Despite being labeled a tomboy, she was comfortable in her own skin and didn't feel the need to change.

She enjoyed the freedom that came with being a tomboy and not conforming to traditional gender norms.

Her tomboy persona often surprised people when they saw her excel in traditionally male-dominated fields.

Real-world Examples

But I always was pretty tomboy as well.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

" I don't like you acting like such a tomboy, " he said with a snap of his evening paper.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

They are a mix of girly girls and tomboys but they love to get dressed.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

So from here down tomboy, from here up glamor.

Source: Classic styles of celebrities

I always been kind of a tomboy, I would say.

Source: Learn to dress like a celebrity.

For example, little girls may sometimes be encouraged to be tomboys.

Source: Sociology Crash Course

" If Jo is a tomboy and Amy a goose, what am I, please" ?

Source: "Little Women" original version

My daughter does, but I was very much a tomboy.

Source: Celebrity Skincare Tips

Laura thought that Helen was too much of a tomboy.

Source: who was series

I was a tomboy and I wasn't really like into makeup.

Source: Celebrity Skincare Tips

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