tomboyism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tomboy +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

tomboyism (uncountable)

  1. Traditionally masculine behaviour in a girl.
    • 2008 May 11, “Something Wild”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      There is whooping and squirrel-watching and rock-throwing —— an au courant tomboyism that remains free of mocking contemporaries for wearing lip gloss.
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