Tomboy

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German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English tomboy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔmbɔɪ̯/
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Noun

Tomboy m (strong, genitive Tomboys, plural Tomboys)

  1. A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.
    Sie war ein richtiger Tomboy und musste auf jeden Baum klettern.She was a real tomboy and had to climb any tree.
    • 2020, Carolin Mülverstedt, Abenteuer Bangkok: Leben im Urlaubsparadies:
      Weiter hinten in der Straße gibt es ein Restaurant, in dem ein Tomboy, eine Frau mit extrem maskulinem Auftreten arbeitet.
      A bit further down the street, there is a restaurant where a tomboy works, a woman with a very masculine demeanour.

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