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TOMBOYISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tomboyish mean?
• TOMBOYISH (adjective)
The adjective TOMBOYISH has 1 sense:
1. used of girls; wild and boisterous
Familiarity information: TOMBOYISH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used of girls; wild and boisterous
Synonyms:
hoydenish; tomboyish
Similar:
unwomanly (not womanly)
Derivation:
tomboyishness (masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women))
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