What is Tomboy?
[[File:PepComicNo71pp35.png|thumb|An archetypal tomboy from a 1940s [[comic book]].]] A '''tomboy''' is a [[girl]] who does things which are similar to the [[gender role]] of a [[boy]].<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=tomboy&searchmode=none Tomboy] in the [[Online Etymology Dictionary]]</ref> They might also wear [[Masculinity|masculine]]-type clothes and play [[game]]s and take part in activities which are often quite [[Human body|physical]]. This type of thing is usually thought to be done more by boys. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Gender]] [[Category:Pejoratives]] {{stub}}