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    Why are boyish girls called "tomboys"?

    Question #55332. Asked by Buck540. (Feb 20 05 1:08 PM)


    Baloo55th

    		The Tom is from Thomas, applied to any male but often implying common or ordinary. Theoretically, they should be tom girls. The male equivalent would be a nancy boy or sissy, I suppose.

    Feb 22 05, 9:13 AM

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