| 单词 | tomboyism |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈtomboyism ˈtomboyism n. the state or fact of being a tomboy; behaviour or conduct characteristic of a tomboy. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > girl > [noun] > boyish girl > state of being tomboyism1848 tomboyishness1858 1848 H. J. Forrest Dream of Reform 90 Girls must not take exercise, because society has fixed them to certain rules of decorum, which, if overstepped, would lay the trespasser open to a charge of vulgarity and tom-boyism. 1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind ii. 10 What I mean by ‘tomboyism’ is a wholesome delight in rushing about at full speed, playing at active games, climbing trees, rowing boats, making dirt-pies, and the like. 2009 Irish Times (Nexis) 25 July (Travel section) 8 It must have broken her heart..that I have never quite shaken off my propensity for tomboyism. < as lemmas |
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