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    were did the term Tomboy orignate

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    ROMOS already answered you in your first question.


    Here it is again:


     A tomboy has meant a bold, aggressive girl since about 1579, but before that, a “Tom” was a boisterous, rude boy.


    If you think of the nighttime habits of a tomcat you might understand that a tomboy, a girl who liked the company of men, was used as late as the 1930s as a reference to a prostitute.


    This use of the word torn is from the Anglo-Saxon word “tumbere”, meaning to dance and tumble around.ere it is again:


     

    ROMOS

    Thankyou D, I try not to answer twice.
    Boring!
    Dardaigh

    Well, I debated but you wonder why some don't "catch on" about looking for the answer properly. Do they expect it to pop up on their screen? If people don't usually answer a second time, laddie, then I too shall refrain.


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