[DOC] [TLE] What is the origin of the term tomboy? Nefuri.com [PAR] [BestAnswer] Tomboy originally referred to a `boisterous, rude boy,' tom denoting 
... woman,' and in 1592 it refers to `a girl who behaves like a spirited, boisterous 
boy.' ... There is little discussion of the causality of tomboyness, since it has been 
... Tomboy became a term used not only for Turkeys, but to evaluate a females... [DOC] [TLE] What is the origin of the term "tomboy"? | Yahoo Answers [PAR] Best Answer: Tomboy originally referred to a `boisterous, rude boy,' tom denoting 
... woman,' and in 1592 it refers to `a girl who behaves like a spirited, boisterous 
boy.' ... There is little discussion of the causality of tomboyness, since it has been 
... Tomboy became a term used not only for Turkeys, but to evaluate a females... [DOC] [TLE] Tomboyish | Define Tomboyish at Dictionary.com [PAR] Tomboyish definition, an energetic, sometimes boisterous girl whose ... You can't 
keep up such a tomboyish trick all your life, and now is a good time to ... 1550s, "
rude, boisterous boy," from Tom + boy; meaning "bold or immodest woman" is 
attested from 1570s; that of "girl who acts like a spirited boy" is first recorded 
1590s. [DOC] [TLE] Why 'tomboy' remains a loaded word | Toronto Star [PAR] Mar 2, 2008 ... Ordinary women, too, now often wear a tomboy childhood, once tinged with 
varying degrees of anxiety (why can I not find it within myself to be a dainty 
princess? will my ... no other word available to describe this strong, independent 
young ... "a girl who behaves like a spirited or boisterous boy"  by 1592. [DOC] [TLE] The Word TOMBOY; Can We Come Up With Something Better ... [PAR] Nov 11, 2012 ... I wanted people thought to think I was a boy then. ... And the origin of the word 
tomboy makes little sense. ... But can we not at least put some girl word in there? 
... is first recorded from 1553 to mean a rude, boisterous or forward boy. ... and 
then to mean a girl who behaves like a spirited or boisterous boy. [DOC] [TLE] A MANUAL OF ETIQUETTE - Digital Library Project [PAR] Such manners as take away rudeness, and remit to the brute creation all 
coarseness. ... Now and then there are elements of etiquette which perhaps 
might well be ... And no man can afford to violate these unwritten customs of 
etiquette who wishes ..... murmured a little gentle boy once in our hearing, while 
his parents were... [DOC] [TLE] (pdf). - Temple University [PAR] in and production of tomboys did not abate. Changes in the nation's .... now 
commonly participate in many of the same activities as young men, I probe the 
form, or ... tomboy as A rude, boisterous or forward boy and gives the following 
... transformation, morphing into its current usage: a girl who behaves like a 
spirited or... [DOC] [TLE] Lost Gentleman Traditions That Still Apply Today - GoodGuySwag [PAR] Sep 16, 2014 ... Allow her to sit first. ... A gentleman offers his seat to a lady if there are no other 
seats on .... It blows me away that young women and girls allow a guy to refer to 
...... Do that now and the woman will walk all over you. ..... If your friends are 
boisterous, then it stands to reason that you will behave in like manner. [DOC] [TLE] Common Errors in English Usage by Paul Brians - Washington State ... [PAR] First of all, I do not write exclusively about American English. ..... The term does 
not refer to all sorts of illicit sex: at least one of the partners ... by young radicals in 
the 1960s, is now seen by some people as a racist insult. ...... that guy the bum's 
rush," i.e. throw him out unceremoniously, treating him like an unwanted bum. [DOC] [TLE] The Number One Reason Men Suddenly Lose Interest - A New Mode [PAR]

Question: Originally, it referred to a boisterous, rude lad, not a young girl who behaves like a lad as it does now
Answer: Tomboy