ボーイッシュ お転婆 おてんば 假小子 男人婆
A girl who displays boyish behaviors. Girls who are tomboys tend to be very athletic and sporty.

They almost always dress like boys and frequently have short and/or spiky hair and can often be seen wearing tight cycling shorts. Examples include [[Kagura (azumanga daioh)|]], [[Arisawa Tatsuki]] and [[Makoto (street fighter)|]]. 

Not to be confused with [[reverse trap]], which refers to a girl with an androgynous or masculine [i]physical appearance[/i] regardless of personality. An androgynous girl may not necessarily act like a tomboy and a tomboy isn't required to look androgynous. Though there is a recognizable overlap between the two. [[Crossdressing]] does not automatically make a girl a "tomboy" either.

[b]Note[/b]: Just having [[short hair]] is not enough to count as a tomboy. The girl in question has to act in a masculine manner.

h4. See also

* [[girly boy]] (male counterpart)
tomboy