different between tomboy vs girly
tomboy
English
Alternative forms
- tom boy
Etymology
First attested in Ralph Roister Doister (published 1567, written circa 1552), where it is used to describe a boisterous girl; the OED says the citation is however "generally taken" to mean a boisterous boy, and says that a use in The Old Law (published 1656, thought to have been written circa 1599) "certainly" means a boy: "must young court-tits / play tomboys' tricks with her?" By 1579 it was attested in the meaning "an immodest woman", and by no later than 1592 it had developed its modern meaning of a “girl who acts like a boy”; from tom +? boy.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?t?m.b??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?t?m.b??/
Noun
tomboy (plural tomboys)
- A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.
- Synonyms: hoyden, ladette, romp
- Antonym: (with regards to behaviour) girly girl
- Antonym: (with regards to gender) macho man
- Antonym: (with regards to gender and behaviour) femboy
- (Philippines, colloquial) A lesbian.
Translations
Descendants
- ? Cebuano: tomboy
- ? Tagalog: tomboy
See also
- tomgirl
Further reading
- tomboy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English tomboy.
Noun
tomboy
- a girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner
- a lesbian
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tomboy.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English tomboy.
Noun
tomboy
- (colloquial) a boyish girl
- 1973, Liwayway
- Si Trudy, gaya ng palayaw sa kanya, ay isang tomboy. Sa kanilang lugar, walang batang lalaking nakadaig sa kanya sa ano mang uri ng sports.
- Trudy, like her nickname, is a tomboy. In their neighborhood, the boys cannot even beat her in any sports.
- Si Trudy, gaya ng palayaw sa kanya, ay isang tomboy. Sa kanilang lugar, walang batang lalaking nakadaig sa kanya sa ano mang uri ng sports.
- 1968, Dionisio S. Salazar, Pitong dula
- Sa suot niyang " kamisadentrong panlalaki at "pedal-pusher" na maong ay wala siyang iniwan sa isang "tomboy". (Palinga-linga silang dalawa na tila may hinahanap. Pagtapat sa may puno ng adelpa ay titigil sila.)
- He did not leave the undershirt and "pedal-pusher" jeans to a tomboy (They are looking to the left and right like they are finding something. They will stop when they face the oleander tree.)
- Sa suot niyang " kamisadentrong panlalaki at "pedal-pusher" na maong ay wala siyang iniwan sa isang "tomboy". (Palinga-linga silang dalawa na tila may hinahanap. Pagtapat sa may puno ng adelpa ay titigil sila.)
- 1973, Liwayway
- (colloquial) a lesbian
Synonyms
- (a lesbian): tibo
tomboy From the web:
- what tomboy means
- what tomboys wear
- what tomboy are you quiz
- what tomboys like
- what tomboys look like
- what is meant by tomboyish
- what's tomboy femme
- what tomboy you are
girly
English
Etymology
girl +? -y
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???li/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /????li/
- Rhymes: -??(?)li
Adjective
girly (comparative girlier, superlative girliest)
- Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet; unmasculine.
- (slang, idiomatic) Of, or pertaining to, a young, attractive woman; especially one who is scantily clad.
Synonyms
- (applied to a girl or woman): feminine, girlish, puellile, puelline, womanly
- (applied to a boy or man): effeminate, unmanly
Antonyms
- (applied to a girl or woman): butch, hoyden, hoydenish, mannish, masculine, tomboyish, unwomanly
- (applied to a boy or man): butch, manly, masculine
Derived terms
- girly girl
- girlyman
Translations
Noun
girly (plural girlies)
- (childish) Girl.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:girl
girly From the web:
- what girly means
- what girly movies are on netflix
- what girl
- what girl scout cookies are vegan
- what girly am i
- what girls want for christmas
- what girls like to be called
you may also like
- tomboy vs girly
- girls vs girly
- girly vs girby
- girly vs girlf
- girly vs airly
- girly vs girle
- girlz vs girly
- stampede vs extrude
- boisterous vs stampede
- rampant vs stampede
- scurry vs stampede
- flee vs stampede
- stampede vs overabundance
- stampeder vs stampede
- inconsistency vs disharmony
- disharmony vs animosity
- disharmony vs jarring
- disharmony vs antagonism
- clash vs disharmony
- cacophony vs disharmony