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Meaning of tomboy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtomboj

Definitions

  1. tomboy; boyish girl
    colloquial
  2. butch; lesbian
    colloquial
  3. Equivalent to 'Tomboy': A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.

“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.)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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