by r i p facebook on August 24th, 2008

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Where did the term 'tomboy' originate and what exactly does it mean?

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  • by mr. Bill on August 24th, 2008

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    It meant little girls were supposed to be made of sugar and spice and everything nice whereas boys were made snails nails and puppy dog tails. Some girls chose to do things that were consider for boys to be doing. It was common in a family with 1 girl who had alot of brothers. mr bill

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