hoydenism

• Существительное, обозначающее мужеподобность или шумное, сорванецкое поведение у женщин, особенно у девочек и молодых девушек.

A noun referring to masculinity or boisterous, tomboyish behavior in women, especially in girls and young women.

uncountable

1. Masculine behavior in womenC2formalbritish

   The quality or behavior of being a hoyden; boisterous, carefree, or masculine conduct in girls or young women.

   Поведение сорванца

   • Her hoydenism was often mistaken for rudeness by the older generation.
   • The novel's protagonist was known for her hoydenism and refusal to conform.
   • Victorian society frowned upon any display of hoydenism in young ladies.

   Synonymstomboyishness