Why are boyish girls called "tomboys"?

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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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