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n. - Masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women).

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  • The Heartbreak Kid - the tomboyishness is a lot like me.
  • She appears to be a happy, healthy girl with no visible signs of tomboyishness, despite her XY karyotype.
  • If Superheros like her could cry, then I could cry and it didn't take away from my tomboyishness or my strengths or any of my accomplishments.
  • Little Women, for her tomboyishness and intelligence and rebelliousness.
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