tomboy
See also: tom boy
English
Etymology
First attested in 1553 when it originally meant a “boisterous boy”, later in 1579 when it came to mean an “immodest woman”, and then finally in 1592 it developed its modern meaning of a “girl who acts like a boy”; from tom + boy.
Pronunciation
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Noun
tomboy (plural tomboys)
- A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.
- (Philippines, colloquial) A lesbian.
Translations
girl who acts as a typical boy would
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Further reading
Cebuano
Etymology
Noun
tomboy
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tomboy.
Tagalog
Etymology
Noun
tomboy
- (colloquial) a boyish girl
- 1973, Liwayway
- Si Trudy, gaya ng palayaw sa kanya, ay isang tomboy. Sa kanilang lugar, walang batang lalaking nakadaig sa kanya sa ano mang uri ng sports.
- Trudy, like his nickname, is a tomboy. In their neighborhood, the boys cannot even beat her in any sports
- Si Trudy, gaya ng palayaw sa kanya, ay isang tomboy. Sa kanilang lugar, walang batang lalaking nakadaig sa kanya sa ano mang uri ng sports.
- 1968, Dionisio S. Salazar, Pitong dula
- Sa suot niyang " kamisadentrong panlalaki at "pedal-pusher" na maong ay wala siyang iniwan sa isang "tomboy". (Palinga-linga silang dalawa na tila may hinahanap. Pagtapat sa may puno ng adelpa ay titigil sila. )
- He did not leave the undershirt and "pedal-pusher" jeans to a tomboy (They are looking to the left and right like they are finding something. They will stop when they face the oleander tree.)
- Sa suot niyang " kamisadentrong panlalaki at "pedal-pusher" na maong ay wala siyang iniwan sa isang "tomboy". (Palinga-linga silang dalawa na tila may hinahanap. Pagtapat sa may puno ng adelpa ay titigil sila. )
- 1973, Liwayway
- (colloquial) a lesbian
Synonyms
- (a lesbian): tibo
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