Originally, it referred to a boisterous, rude lad, not a young girl who behaves like a lad as it does now
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Why 'tomboy' remains a loaded word | Toronto Star  Mar 2, 2008 ... Ordinary women, too, now often wear a tomboy childhood, once tinged with varying degrees of anxiety (why can I not find it within myself to be a dainty princess? will my ... no other word available to describe this strong, independent young ... "a girl who behaves like a spirited or boisterous boy"  by 1592.
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What is the origin of the term "tomboy"? | Yahoo Answers  Best Answer: Tomboy originally referred to a `boisterous, rude boy,' tom denoting ... woman,' and in 1592 it refers to `a girl who behaves like a spirited, boisterous boy.' ... There is little discussion of the causality of tomboyness, since it has been ... Tomboy became a term used not only for Turkeys, but to evaluate a females...
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Tomboyish | Define Tomboyish at Dictionary.com  Tomboyish definition, an energetic, sometimes boisterous girl whose ... You can't keep up such a tomboyish trick all your life, and now is a good time to ... 1550s, "rude, boisterous boy," from Tom + boy; meaning "bold or immodest woman" is attested from 1570s; that of "girl who acts like a spirited boy" is first recorded 1590s.
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The Word TOMBOY; Can We Come Up With Something Better ...  Nov 11, 2012 ... I wanted people thought to think I was a boy then. ... And the origin of the word tomboy makes little sense. ... But can we not at least put some girl word in there? ... is first recorded from 1553 to mean a rude, boisterous or forward boy. ... and then to mean a girl who behaves like a spirited or boisterous boy.
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What is the origin of the term tomboy? Nefuri.com  [BestAnswer] Tomboy originally referred to a `boisterous, rude boy,' tom denoting ... woman,' and in 1592 it refers to `a girl who behaves like a spirited, boisterous boy.' ... There is little discussion of the causality of tomboyness, since it has been ... Tomboy became a term used not only for Turkeys, but to evaluate a females...
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Hard to be Humble?- October 29, 2012 - Writeman Enterprises  Oct 29, 2012 ... Is it any wonder this character's last name-Milquetoast- came in ... a person, it typically indicates someone of an unusually meek, bland ... The one in the comic strip, the timid soul, or the guy in the song- the complete egotist ... Obviously the "hard to be humble" guy is off the charts when it comes to being tied...
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Princeton Removes 'Man' from All College Texts -- Students Told Not ...  Aug 19, 2016 ... New students are no longer freshmen but rather first-year ... Nothing is to ever be done for the betterment of mankind but instead for humanity, human kind or .... Having the male gender being the assumed standard needs to be .... When walking into a room knowing if you are looking for a female...
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Flapper - Wikipedia  Flappers were a generation of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, ... Flappers had their origins in the liberal period of the Roaring Twenties, the social, ... The slang word "flapper", describing a young woman, is sometimes .... Those rules included the dresses should not have pattern, it should be...
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Shrew (stock character) - Wikipedia  The shrew  an unpleasant, ill-tempered woman characterised by scolding, nagging, and ... This stereotype or clich was common in early to mid-20th century films, and ... None of these terms are usually applied to males in Modern English. ... when female characters were played by men or boys, and were dressed similarly.
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Dark Horse by Katy Perry Songfacts  The earliest-known use of the phrase was in novelist and future Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli's 1831 novel The Young Duke: A Moral Tale Through Gay.
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Strange sayings - The Escapist  ... as a pig in shit when Dick died..so this means you are VERY happy! .... You can't chase after the two birds in the bush without losing the ... If there was an 'a' in there it'd be fine, but without it... well it just sounds silly. .... the expression "wouldn't say boo to a goose" meaning someone who is timid/shy is...
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Proverbial Sayings And Traditions  DO NOT to others what you would not have others do to you. The ass complains ... Victuals prepared by many cooks will be neither hot nor cold. Truth lasts ... If thy friends agree in calling thee an ass, go and get a halter around thee. .... At another time he told him to bring something bad, and he also returned with a tongue.
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Jeopary Questions page 907 - ODE TO ENGLAND - TriviaBistro.com  ODE TO ENGLAND: In '43 this prime minister man was one of the Big 3 who ... IT USED TO MEAN: It once meant "an insult", so you'd be adding insult to...insult.
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Nazism and Young Toerless...by Anthony H. Lesser, Kritikos V.12 ...  Two boys, Reiting and Beineberg, aged seventeen or eighteen, discover that a ... Either he submits to them, even when they beat him, torture him or demand sexual ... the crime is merely a pretext for indulging sadism: Reiting and Beineberg, ..... Goldhagen (pp.440-7) distinguishes five kinds of cruelty: cruelty with political...
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A Man of Words and Not Deeds - English Children's Songs - England  A man of words and not of deeds. Is like a garden full of weeds. And when the weeds begin ... But later he began to persecute them. His words did not translate...
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Southern U.S. use of "Miss [FirstName]" -- racial or class ...  As an added data point, my friends with children instruct their ..... Some customers called them Mr./Ms. [lastname], but especially .... So, I think the historical meaning is implicitly demeaning--to refer to adults as equivalent to children. ... A title is usually a sign of formality and respect, while a first name is...
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My 4 yo nephew is downright mean/bad kid - Weddingbee  My sister spoils my nephew. He's 4, and is just downright rotten. Absolutely awful. It's to the point where, I want nothing to do with him, because he.
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Urban Dictionary: louis  a person with an abnormally large penis and natural hormones that girls can't help swooning over.
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Scene 6 - Hamlet OnLine  Jul 17, 2015 ... #06-018 Polonius: "And in part, him;" but you may say, "not well, "And I know him a little. ... #06-035 The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind, The brief flash and ..... The word means is still used in this way sometimes, although it isn't heard often any more. .... slight sallies - small attacks (on Laertes's character.).
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Urban Dictionary: IMHO  "Your girlfriend is an ugly bitch...IMHO." #imho #in my humble opinion #imo #in my honest opinion #no offense #asshole. by Not Humble June 27, 2009. 630 350.
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150 words with more than one meaning  For instance, how can lead be a verb meaning to go first and also the name of a ... are words which are pronounced the same way even though their spelling differs. .... Even in Old English, the word with two meanings looks similar. ...... noun: a boy who acts as a servant, sometimes wearing a uniform. .... A male sheep.