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** Bob was InTouchWithHisFeminineSide as a boy, but in high school he’s RatedMForManly.

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** Bob was InTouchWithHisFeminineSide as a boy, but in high school he’s RatedMForManly.a ManlyMan.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice was a GirlyGirl in the past, but is now a {{Tomboy}}.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice was a GirlyGirl in the past, but is now a {{Tomboy}}.TomboynessUpgrade
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice was a TheLadette in the past, but is now one of the girliest woman on the planet.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice was a TheLadette in the past, but is now one of the girliest woman women on the planet.



** Bob was InTouchWithHisFeminineSide as a boy, but in high school he’s the best football player.

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** Bob was InTouchWithHisFeminineSide as a boy, but in high school he’s the best football player.RatedMForManly.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Alice was a tomboy in elementary school, then a girly girl in middle school, THEN a tomboy again in high school, and now a feminine young woman in college.
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* Deconstructed: Alice is still a tomboy, but forced herself into being girly when she grew up out of social expectations, and struggles with her expression.
* Reconstructed:

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* Deconstructed: '''Deconstructed''': Alice is still a tomboy, but forced herself into being girly when she grew up out of social expectations, and struggles with her expression.
* Reconstructed:'''Reconstructed''':

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* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob was a boyish boy in the past, but is now InTouchWithHisFeminineSide.
* '''Subverted''': Bob later finds out that Alice [[GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak still has some of her tomboyish traits]].

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* '''Gender Inverted''': Inverted''':
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Bob was a boyish boy in the past, but is now InTouchWithHisFeminineSide.
** Bob was InTouchWithHisFeminineSide as a boy, but in high school he’s the best football player.
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Bob later finds out that Alice [[GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak still has some of her tomboyish traits]].traits]].
** It turns out that Alice was only trying out girliness, but doesn’t like it.
** Alice actually wasn’t a girl at all, and is now transitioning into Alex.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The CensorshipBureau determines that it’s somehow immoral to have a {{tomboy}} character, so they [[ExecutiveMeddling force the writers to make her more girly.]]



* Deconstructed: Alice is still a tomboy, but forced herself into being girly when she grew up out of social expectations, and struggles with her expression.
* Reconstructed:
** Alice realizes that the main reason she was a tomboy was because RealWomenDontWearDresses, and now decides that it’s fine for her to be both masculine and feminine in different ways.
** The story makes Alice realize that [[{{Glurge}} any hang ups girls have about femininity is really a waste and that]] [[StayInTheKitchen they need to be good wives and mothers.]]



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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???Most of Alice's childhood playmates were boys, but she now goes to an all-girls school. Alice changes her interest to fit in her new group of friends.



* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Alice's 180-degree transformation from {{Tomboy}} to GirlyGirl took place in the span of one day. Bob is shocked by the speed of her development, and wonders if Alice is a robot with an adjustable personality switch.
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'''Basic Trope''': A GirlyGirl who used to be a {{Tomboy}} in the past.
* '''Straight''': Bob meets his old friend Alice, who was a {{Tomboy}} when they were younger. When Bob finally gets to see her, he's surprised to find out that Alice is now a GirlyGirl.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice was a TheLadette in the past, but is now one of the girliest woman on the planet.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice used to be strictly a {{Tomboy}}, but is now a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Alice was a GirlyGirl in the past, but is now a {{Tomboy}}.
* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob was a boyish boy in the past, but is now InTouchWithHisFeminineSide.
* '''Subverted''': Bob later finds out that Alice [[GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak still has some of her tomboyish traits]].
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Alice is a GirlyGirl and has always been that way.
** Alice is still a {{Tomboy}}.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''':
--> '''Bob''': I wasn't really expecting Alice, who was a {{Tomboy}} when we were younger, would grow up to be such a GirlyGirl.
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice refuses to do anything girly so she can stay a {{Tomboy}}.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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