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Boisterous vs Girlygirl - What's the difference?

boisterous | girlygirl |

As an adjective boisterous

is full of energy; exuberant; noisy.

As a noun girlygirl is

a woman who behaves in a predominantly feminine manner (that is, who is not by any means a tomboy); a feminine woman.

boisterous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
  • Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
  • Having or resembling animal exuberance.

    • girlygirl

    English

    Alternative forms

    * girly girl

    Noun

  • A woman who behaves in a predominantly feminine manner (that is, who is not by any means a tomboy); a feminine woman.
  • *2009 , Laura Lippman, Life Sentences , p. 284:
    • The boys in her class, black and white alike, didn't see her as a girlygirl , while they clearly thought Donna and Tisha deserved that kind of attention.
  • *2005 , David Mansour, From Abba to Zoom: a pop culture encyclopedia of the late 20th century , p. 315:
    • Once upon a time—before the day of Gloria Steinem's feminist movement and Hillary Clinton's political correctness—a little girl could actually dream of growing up to become a sexist stereotype: an airline stewardess, a Playboy Bunny, a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, or the ultimate girlygirl symbol—Miss America!
  • *2002 , Mary D. Midkiff, She Flies Without Wings: How Horses Touch a Woman's Soul , p. 20:
    • One thing I know, not a girlygirl , which would be stupid playing games talking teasing being tied to the junglegym.