A third explained that she refuses to use it because there is nothing boylike about being active, athletic or tough. Hundreds of readers commented on an article about the term “tomboy” and how ...

“It was tough, but afterwards it was the biggest rush ... She says: “At school I was a tomboy, I didn’t have a solid group of friends. When I was 9 I had a day off school sick and stumbled ...

“A sexy tomboy dresses with a sense of ruggedness, and the effect is tough, not super skin-baring,” says Vogue.com Market Editor Kelly Connor. “Think a tight skirt balanced with an oversize ...