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tomboyism

tomboyism noun: traditionally masculine behaviour in a girl.

Noun

tomboyism (uncountable)

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

Origin of tomboyism

From tomboy + -ism.

Questions about tomboyism

What does tomboyism mean?
Tomboyism means traditionally masculine behaviour in a girl.
What part of speech is tomboyism?
Tomboyism is a noun.

Words near tomboyism in the dictionary

  1. tomboyful
  2. tomboyhood
  3. tomboyish
  4. tomboyishly
  5. tomboyishness
  6. tomboyism
  7. tomboylike
  8. tomboys
  9. tombozine
  10. tombs
  11. tombsful

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