What's the meaning of tomboy?

Zhejiang, China
November 23, 2013 6:31am CST
Recently I was reading Sarah Waters's TIPPING THE VELVET, I have a question. Forgive my poor English,I‘m not sure this expression is correct. To make a long story short, what's the meaning of tomboy in Europe and the US?Is this butch or act like a boy of a girl? Or other meaning?
3 responses
• Aberdeen, Scotland
25 Nov 13
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
23 Nov 13
I had an argument with a friend about this. She kept calling herself a tomboy because she prefers to wear jeans over dresses and such. I told her a tomboy was what cupkitties has described. So she climbed a tree, and took a picture of it just so I would agree that she's a tomboy. lol
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
23 Nov 13
I don't know what the definition would be for Europe. In the U.S it refers to girls who prefer to do the things that society considers to be "for boys only"(ex: playing video games, climbing trees, playing baseball, digging for worms). Tomboys are often known for dressing masculine, but there are some who dress very girly and still exhibit Tomboyish traits through their actions and personality.